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Damnation Corner
Damnation Corner
Damnation Corner
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What does damnation mean to the damned?

In 1902, Charlotte Evans is a wealthy, spoiled student at Galt Grammar School in Southwestern Ontario. By 1903, she is an unwed mother living and working in an Owen Sound brothel.

In the dead of night, bloodcurdling screams lead to murder. Figuring out who stabbed the local minister is the opportunity Charlotte needs to free herself from her degrading new life. But first, she has to save her best friend, a descendant of slaves, from the hangman. Will rescuing him come at the cost of her own life, and that of her baby son?

LanguageEnglish
PublisherLee Johnston
Release dateJun 16, 2018
ISBN9780463294055
Damnation Corner
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Lee Johnston

Lee has a BA and MA from the University of Toronto, and completed her Certificate of Creative Writing at U of T in 2017. She was a long time member of the Cambridge Writers Collective, and is now an enthusiastic member of the Round Table, located in charming Paisley, Ontario. DAMNATION CORNER is her first full length novel, following SEEMLY JUSTICE, released in 2014, a collection of historical mystery stories. Lee moved to Bruce County in 2018, and her snow-shovelling skills are coming along nicely.

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