A factory of cunning

sitting the late 18th centuries England The story begins with the arrival in London of the mysterious Mrs Fox. she is on the run of a scandalous French pass and takes a new identity determined to reinvent herself. Mrs Fox must pit her formidable skills for revenge against Earl much a British aristocrat with equally notorious past their battle of wills and intrigued unfolds against a backdrop of venal Lords wronged maidens and reprobate clergymen. the novel transports readers from bawdy houses to country estates