num_pages: 352
description: This is the story of someone who - almost - wasn't there; who vanished into thin air. Her names, dates, family and experiences very nearly disappeared from the record for good ...Claire Tomalin's multi-award-winning story of the life of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens is a remarkable work of biography and historical revisionism that returns the neglected actress to her rightful place in history as well as providing a compelling and truthful portrait of the great Victorian novelist.'A biography of high scholarship and compelling detective work' - Melvyn Bragg, 'Independent'.
language: English
title: The Invisible Woman: The Story of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens
titlecomplete: The Invisible Woman: The Story of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens
characters: Charles Dickens
genres: Historical, History, Womens, Victorian, 19th Century, Biography Memoir, Romance, Biography, Nonfiction, British Literature
ratings_count: 1642
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: NCR Book Award, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: James Tait Black Memorial Prize
category: Biography, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Hawthornden Prize
publisher: Penguin Books