Florence Warden

Broschiertes Buch

The White Countess

Beschreibung

When a young bank clerk is accused of forging cheques, his world collapses overnight. His devoted wife stands by him, but as suspicion deepens, they find themselves entangled in a web of deceit, betrayal, and hidden enemies. From the courtrooms of London to secretive drawing rooms, the mystery unfolds with each revelation pointing to darker conspiracies. As allies prove untrustworthy and strangers weave their way into their lives, the struggle to clear his name grows desperate. Can truth emerge when appearances condemn and trust is shattered?

Autor

Florence Warden was an English actress and writer who published numerous novels under her stage name. Her real name was Florence Alice Price, and her marital name was Mrs G.E. James. Warden began her life as Florence Alice Price, the daughter of a stockbroker. She was born in Hanworth, Middlesex, and educated in both Brighton and France. In 1877, her debut novel, The Wolf at the Door, was published anonymously in Boston, Massachusetts. Warden worked as an actress between 1880 and 1885, and she also published stories and novels under her stage persona. In 1885, her mystery novel The House on the Marsh (1884) was adapted into a play in which she played the lead. Warden married an actor named George Edward James in 1887 in St Pancras. She continued to create novels, but she abandoned her acting profession. One of her sisters also became a writer, going by the name Gertrude Warden. Warden and her husband had two sons, Godfrey Warden James, born in St Pancras in 1888, and Rupert Warden, born in Ramsgate in 1893; and two daughters, Leslie Gertrude, born in London in 1890, and Olivia Mary, born in Ramsgate, Kent, in 1891. Warden's son, Godfrey Warden James (1888-1963), was educated at Oxford, qualified as a barrister, served as a schoolmaster and tutor, and as an Administrative Officer in Sierre Leone. He was also a novelist under the name Adam Broome.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wildside Press
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 231g
• ISBN-13: 9781667663524
• ISBN-10: 1667663526
• Artikelnr.: 75920337