{"product_id":"9780712355230","title":"The Woman in the Hall","description":"Author: G. B. Stern\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780712355230\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: British Library Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jan 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe didn't want men to be in love with her. She wanted power and a dangerous gamble and the fun of winning and putting herself over as a sweet saviour, till at last she came to believe it herself.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLorna Blake is a woman able to create her own reality: a swindler with nerves of steel, gifted manipulator and devoted single mother to two daughters. When her eldest needs lifesaving treatment she cannot afford, Lorna begins a risky but thrilling scheme; taking her daughters to the hallways of London mansions to beg with tales of a husband at turns dangerous, deserting and dead. But as years pass and Lorna continues to wring pity and pounds from wealthy strangers, her victims start closing in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActed out in the hallways of London mansions and across several continents, \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in the Hall\u003c\/i\u003e is part psychological drama, part cat-and-mouse chase, as well as a darkly comic portrait of how the figure of a single mother could wring pity from 1930s society.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46804346339486,"sku":"ADS-9780712355230","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780712355230.jpg?v=1778207414","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780712355230","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}