Título: The White Lady: A Novel
Autor: Jacqueline Winspear
Sinopse: Instant New York Times and National Bestseller
“A triumph. . . . Winspear creates in Elinor White (the ‘White Lady’), a complex, endearing, achingly flawed hero. This is both fast-paced and thoughtful, bold and nuanced, a thriller that is thrillingly human. I loved it.” —Louise Penny
The White Lady introduces yet another extraordinary heroine from Jacqueline Winspear, creator of the best-selling Maisie Dobbs series. This heart-stopping novel, set in Post WWII Britain in 1947, follows the coming of age and maturity of former wartime operative Elinor White—veteran of two wars, trained killer, protective of her anonymity—when she is drawn back into the world of menace she has been desperate to leave behind.
A reluctant ex-spy with demons of her own, Elinor finds herself facing down one of the most dangerous organized crime gangs in London, ultimately exposing corruption from Scotland Yard to the highest levels of government.
The private, quiet “Miss White" as Elinor is known, lives in a village in rural Kent, England, and to her fellow villagers seems something of an enigma. Well she might, as Elinor occupies a "grace and favor" property, a rare privilege offered to faithful servants of the Crown for services to the nation. But the residents of Shacklehurst have no way of knowing how dangerous Elinor's war work had been, or that their mysterious neighbor is haunted by her past.
It will take Susie, the child of a young farmworker, Jim Mackie and his wife, Rose, to break through Miss White's icy demeanor—but Jim has something in common with Elinor. He, too, is desperate to escape his past. When the powerful Mackie crime family demands a return of their prodigal son for an important job, Elinor assumes the task of protecting her neighbors, especially the bright-eyed Susie. Yet in her quest to uncover the truth behind the family’s pursuit of Jim, Elinor unwittingly sets out on a treacherous path—yet it is one that leads to her freedom.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “The White Lady: A Novel”, de Jacqueline Winspear, publicado pela editora Harper Perennial, em 2024 e com 336 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Harper Perennial
Páginas: 336
Ano: 2024
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 0062867997
ISBN13: 9780062867995
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Harper Perennial costumam oferecer uma experiência de leitura que combina narrativas densas e envolventes com uma diversidade temática que vai da história medieval detalhada a retratos contemporâneos intensos. As sinopses sugerem um catálogo que privilegia histórias humanas complexas, muitas vezes ambientadas em contextos históricos ou sociais marcantes, como guerras, conflitos culturais e transformações pessoais. O tom varia entre o suspense investigativo, a crônica social e a ficção literária, com ritmo que pode ser tanto introspectivo quanto tenso, dependendo do foco narrativo. O material de apresentação indica ainda uma atenção especial a personagens multifacetados, cujas trajetórias exploram dilemas morais, relações familiares e questões identitárias.
