Book 63: "My Little Book of Stolen Time" by Liz Jensen
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kittiwakeFrom the Club Rules: Members must especially beware of Danes from modern Denmark. Should one be encountered by chance, who turns inquisitive, suggest that you represent the Danish tax authorities.
Charlotte, a prostitute from 1897 Copenhagen, is short of funds after the death of one of her regulars and the jailing of another. A chance encounter in a baker's shop leads to her and her older companion Fru Schleswig, taking a job cleaning the mansion belonging to Fru Krak, but she isn't prepared for what she finds when she ventures into the basement where Fru Krak's vanished husband is rumoured to have built an infernal machine.
Amusing time travel comedy. Highly recommended.
Nottingham Round the World Reading Challenge - DENMARK / COPENHAGEN
Charlotte, a prostitute from 1897 Copenhagen, is short of funds after the death of one of her regulars and the jailing of another. A chance encounter in a baker's shop leads to her and her older companion Fru Schleswig, taking a job cleaning the mansion belonging to Fru Krak, but she isn't prepared for what she finds when she ventures into the basement where Fru Krak's vanished husband is rumoured to have built an infernal machine.
Amusing time travel comedy. Highly recommended.
