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|summary=A beautifully paced and well researched story of betrayal, scandal and intrigue in Victorian England, based on real events.
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'''Longlisted for the [[Orange Prize for Fiction 2012]]'''
 
If you are in the mood for a deliciously scandalous Victorian page-turner, look no further than Emma Donoghue's ''The Sealed Letter''. Set in 1864, it's based on the real life story of secrets and scandal surrounding Helen Codrington's divorce from her older husband, the rather dull Vice Admiral Codrington. There's added spice and intrigue provided by the unwitting involvement in events of Emily 'Fido' Faithfull, an early mover in the rights of women movement and that good old standard, the Victorian spinster.