The Harlot's Press

The Harlot's Press is a gripping historical drama, in which St James's and Cheapside, royalty and the rabble become thrillingly entangled as Nell fights for survival.

“This combination of bodice-ripping romp and political intrigue - adds up to a very good read.'”

Literary Review
I thoroughly recommend this book.' Daily Mail

Helen Pike lives in Guildford and Oxfordshire. She is a history graduate of Oxford and holds an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck. This is her debut novel, and was in part inspired by her history teaching at Guildford High School.

London, 1820: the city is in turmoil over the King's plans for divorce. Into this maelstrom is thrown plucky printeress Nell Wingfield, who is turning tricks to survive at one of the Houses of the Quality on St James's. When one of her clients, a leading figure in the establishment, is found dead in her bed, it is time for Nell to flee. She has had more than a commercial relationship with this man, and knows that his enemies will try to exploit this for their own ends. Back home on Cheapside, however, caught between the radical politics of her family and the powerful forces behind the royalist cause, Nell is faced with a stark choice as she fights to stay alive.

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