My Dirty Little Book of Stolen Time. In fin-de-siecle Copenhagen, part-time prostitute Charlotte and her lumpen sidekick, Fru Schleswig, have taken on jobs as cleaning ladies of dubious talent to tide them over the harsh winter of Jensen (The Ninth Life of Louis Drax) satisfactorily coats a predictable romance with a shiny time-traveling sci-fi glaze, mixes a dash of irony and suspense, and pushes it all through Charlotte's energetic first person, which carries the book. The final result is fun and sometimes scintillating, but not necessarily delicious—like a flavored condom/5(29). With the minxy, intrepid Charlotte, Liz Jensen introduces a heroine every bit as memorable as Louis Drax. And with My Dirty Little Book of Stolen Time, she delivers yet another outlandishly entertaining novel, in which the seemingly insurmountable obstacle of spacetime proves no match for human ingenuity and earthly passion/5().
My Dirty Little Book of Stolen Time Liz Jensen Bloomsbury Paperback pages June Living in Copenhagen in the nineteenth century, wily Charlotte is naïve to think that "travel" is a concept limited to Denmark alone. Charlotte makes her living as a prostitute, her income fuelled by the furtive needs of men. My Dirty Little Book of Stolen Time. In fin-de-siecle Copenhagen, part-time prostitute Charlotte and her lumpen sidekick, Fru Schleswig, have taken on jobs as cleaning ladies of dubious talent to tide them over the harsh winter of But the home of their neurotic new employer, the widow Krak, soon reveals itself to be riddled with dark. Editions for My Dirty Little Book of Stolen Time: (Hardcover published in ), (Paperback published in ), (Hardcov.
my dirty little book of stolen time liz jensen My Dirty Little Book of Stolen Time - A Novel Charlotte Schleswig, the narrator of Liz Jensen's latest novel, supports herself and the lumpen Fru Schleswig (who may or may not be her mother) as a prostitute in s Copenhagen. While she is no small success at the trade, she leaps at a new job. With the minxy, intrepid Charlotte, Liz Jensen introduces a heroine every bit as memorable as Louis Drax. And with My Dirty Little Book of Stolen Time, she delivers yet another outlandishly entertaining novel, in which the seemingly insurmountable obstacle of spacetime proves no match for human ingenuity and earthly passion. Luckily a handsome stranger is more than happy to show her the ropes. With the minxy, intrepid Charlotte, Liz Jensen introduces an irresistible, unforgettable heroine. Jensen delivers yet another outlandishly entertaining novel, in which the seemingly insurmountable obstacle of space time proves no match for human ingenuity and earthly passion.
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