by Kate Pullinger · Serpent's Tail · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781846687112
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«The Mistress of Nothing» is the historical novel by Kate Pullinger, published by Serpent's Tail in paperback (256 pages, in English).
Lady Duff Gordon, celebrated in Victorian London, travels to Egypt for her tuberculosis accompanied by her maid Sally. In Luxor, while her mistress adopts local dress, Sally discovers a world of freedoms unusual for a servant. But when she aspires to more than her position allows, the social order asserts itself harshly.
Winner of the Governor General's Literary Awards and finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize in 2009.
For readers of period novels with social depth, especially those drawn to nineteenth-century Egypt.
Kate Pullinger is a Canadian novelist and author of digital fiction, and a professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University, England.
