London, 1756: Newgate prison, Tully Truegood awaits trial. Her fate hanging in the balance, she tells her life-story. It's a tale that takes her from skivvy in the back streets of London, to conjuror's assistant, to celebrated courtesan at her stepmother's Fairy House, the notorious house of ill-repute where decadent excess is a must ... She is Tully Truegood. Orphan, magician's apprentice. Murderer? Sarah Waters meets "Fifty Shades of Grey"