Victorian
The Quietness
Queenie is desperate to escape the harsh reality of daily survival in her poverty-stricken home. Love exists there but is…
Asylum
Editors' choice
When Georgina Ferrars awakens to find herself in Tregannon House, a private asylum in a remote corner of England, she…
One Came Home
In 1871, thirteen-year-old Georgie Burkhardt refuses to believe that the body that was found in Dog Hollow, Wisconsin, is that…
Three Houses
This is a richly nostalgic and evocative account of the writer’s childhood with her younger brother (who also went on…
Murder in Montague Place
This is the first adult novel by Martyn Beardsley, a prolific children’s author. Set in the Victorian world of the…
Black Venus
This novel explores the life of one of France’s most innovative poets, whose contribution to French literature was underappreciated during…
And Then She Fell
Twenty-nine-year-old Henrietta Cynster is often called “The Matchbreaker” because she helps young women of the ton determine whether their suitors…
The Importance of Being Wicked
The Importance of Being Wicked mixes romance and women’s history in equal measure and produces an enjoyable story. No self-respecting…
Midnight at Marble Arch
A new Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery from Anne Perry is always cause for rejoicing among her fans, and this…
Belle Epoque
Editors' choice
Sixteen-year-old Maude Pichon, daughter of a Breton shopkeeper, has always dreamed of life outside her small village. In a desperate…
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