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Slammerkin is a historical fiction novel by Irish-Canadian author Emma Donoghue. Published in 2000, it is her third novel and is loosely based on the account of 16-year-old Mary Saunders who was hanged for murdering her mistress, Joan Jones, in Monmouth , Wales, in 1764.
Jun 7, 2001 · Inspired by the obscure historical figure Mary Saunders, Slammerkin is a provocative, graphic tale and a rich feast of an historical novel. Author Emma Donoghue probes the gap between a young girl's quest for freedom and a better life and the shackles that society imposes on her.
May 1, 2002 · Emma Donoghue's daring, sensually charged prose casts a new sheen on the squalor and glamour of eighteenth-century England. Accurate, masterfully written, and infused with themes that still bedevil us today, Slammerkin is historical fiction for all readers.
May 1, 2002 · Slammerkin makes us examine the thought that maybe not every action has a profound reasoning behind it, and that maybe there is more gray in life than we’d care to admit. Donoghue’s unique descriptions and complex characters make for a compelling, entertaining, and thought-provoking read.
May 1, 2002 · From Emma Donoghue, the national bestselling author of Room, Slammerkin is "[a] colorful romp of a novel" (The New York Times Book Review) following one woman's journey of self-discovery and survival at the dawn of the industrial revolution in eighteenth century England.
From Emma Donoghue, the national bestselling author of Room, Slammerkin is "[a] colorful romp of a novel" (The New York Times Book Review) following one woman's journey of...
Slammerkin is a novel inspired by a real murder in 1763, about a young woman obsessed with clothes and her social status. It explores themes of gender, class and race in eighteenth-century London, and was a bestseller and a literary prize finalist.
