From Frank Swinnerton comes the engrossing story of young Sally Minto, a nineteen-year-old dressmaker's assistant. A moving journey through a year and a half of Sally's life, this novel is at its core a passionate love story. Coquette also has themes of ambition, power, and wealth, all depicted in scenes of delicate realism.

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