The sealed letter

Description:

Emily 'Fido' Faithfull hasn't seen her friend Helen for years. After bumping into her on the streets of Victorian London, Fido finds herself reluctantly helping Helen to have an affair with a young army officer. The women's friendship quickly unravels - and the appearance of a mysterious sealed letter could destroy more than one life.

subjects: Fiction,  Triangles (Interpersonal relations),  Divorce,  Romans, nouvelles,  History,  Historical fiction,  LGBTQ historical fiction,  Stonrewall Book Awards,  Lambda Literary Awards,  Lambda Literary Award Winner,  New York Times reviewed,  Fiction, historical,  Fiction, biographical,  London (england), fiction,  Divorced people, fiction,  Great britain, fiction,  Fiction, historical, general,  Fiction, family life, general,  Lesbians

People: Helen Codrington (d. 1876),  Henry John Codrington Sir (1808-1877),  Emily Faithfull (1836?-1895),  Helen Codrington (m 1876),  Henry John Codrington (1808-1877),  Helen Codrington (-1876)

Places: Great Britain,  Grande-Bretagne,  England,  London,  London (England)

Times: 1800-1950