The Disappearance of Lydia Harvey
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The Disappearance of Lydia Harvey

WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION: A true story of sex, crime and the meaning of justice

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The Disappearance of Lydia Harvey

WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION: A true story of sex, crime and the meaning of justice

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WINNER OF THE CWA ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION 'Brilliantly summons up one girl's life, dreams and suffering. It's ingenious history writing' Mail on Sunday
'A gripping, unputdownable masterpiece' - Hallie Rubenhold, author of The Five
'Extraordinary' - Guardian
'Historical writing does not get any better than this' Matt Houlbrook, author of The Prince of Tricksters 1910, Wellington, New Zealand. Lydia Harvey is sixteen, working long hours for low pay, when a glamorous couple invite her to Buenos Aires. She accepts - and disappears. 1910, London, England. Amid a global panic about sex trafficking, detectives are tracking a ring of international criminals when they find a young woman on the streets of Soho who might be the key to cracking the whole case.As more people are drawn into Lydia's life and the trial at the Old Bailey, the world is being reshaped into a new, global era. Choices are being made - about who gets to cross borders, whose stories matter and what justice looks like - that will shape the next century. In this immersive account, historian Julia Laite traces Lydia Harvey through the fragments she left behind to build an extraordinary story of aspiration, exploitation and survival - and one woman trying to build a life among the forces of history.

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Publisher
Profile Books
Year
2021
ISBN
9781782836544
Topic
History
Subtopic
Social History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Research Note
  7. Historical Actors
  8. Epigraph
  9. Prologue
  10. Chapter One: The Disappearing Girl
  11. Chapter Two: The Detective
  12. Chapter Three: The Newsman
  13. Chapter Four: The Rescuer
  14. Chapter Five: The Dancing Master
  15. Chapter Six: The Woman Unknown
  16. Chapter Seven: The Sailor’s Wife
  17. Afterword
  18. Acknowledgements
  19. Notes
  20. List of Illustrations