SuitabookIdentity and responsibility
Cora creates the persona Carrie to separate herself from her actions, while crimes attributed to Carrie seem beyond Cora's control.
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Angela McAllister - Author
This is a story of survival and a divided sense of self, set against Victorian London's criminal underworld. Cora's attempt to distance herself from her actions drives the central tension.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a story of survival and a divided sense of self, set against Victorian London's criminal underworld. Cora's attempt to distance herself from her actions drives the central tension.
Cora creates the persona Carrie to separate herself from her actions, while crimes attributed to Carrie seem beyond Cora's control.
After losing her guardians and being abandoned to the workhouse, Cora is drawn into London's criminal underworld with Fletch's tuition.
Cora is abandoned to a workhouse after her guardians die, and she becomes involved in crime. These circumstances may invite conversation about loss, hardship and harmful choices.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
The double life of Cora Parry by Angela McAllister | Open Library
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