Once upon a time a boy from a noble family fell in love with a girl from the gutter. It went as badly as you'd expect. Seventeen years later, Susan Lazarus is a renowned detective, and Templeton Lane is a jewel thief. She's tried to arrest him, and she's tried to shoot him. They've never tried to
Gilded Cage
β Scribed by Vic James
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group;Del Rey Books
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 292 KB
- Edition
- First edition
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
A darkly fantastical debut set in a modern England where magically gifted aristocrats rule, and commoners are doomed to serveβfor readers of Victoria Aveyard and Susanna Clarke
NOT ALL ARE FREE.
NOT ALL ARE EQUAL.
NOT ALL WILL BE SAVED.
Our world belongs to the Equalsβaristocrats with magical giftsβand all commoners must serve them for ten years.
But behind the gates of England's grandest estate lies a power that could break the world.
A girl thirsts for love and knowledge.
Abi is a servant to England's most powerful family, but her spirit is free. So when she falls for one of their noble-born sons, Abi faces a terrible choice. Uncovering the family's secrets might win her libertyβbut will her heart pay the price?
A boy dreams of revolution.
Abi's brother, Luke, is enslaved in a brutal factory town. Far from his family and cruelly oppressed, he makes friends whose ideals could cost him...
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