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Oscar’s Books
This is a wonderfully well written biography of Oscar Wilde, and one which takes a very different approach, for it…
Tears of Pearl
This fourth mystery starring Lady Emily Ashton begins in 1892, after her marriage to Colin Hargreaves. The newlyweds’ plan for…
Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter
This purports to be the story of Queen Victoria’s reign and historically it is reasonably well told but is so…
Rich Girl, Poor Girl
Two girls, one rich and one poor, lose their mothers in similar circumstances on the same day. Polly takes a…
Rich Girl, Poor Girl
This saga is set in 1860 and follows the lives of two young women who both experience the same tragedy…
The Sealed Letter
Based upon the events surrounding an actual, scandalous, and well-documented 1864 London divorce trial, Donoghue’s newest novel explores the disparate…
Emerald Embrace
Originally published in 1991, Drake’s tale set inScotland in 1865 delivers a Gothic feel and an element of suspense. When…
Recollections of Rosings
Nothing has prepared Catherine or her daughter Lillian to see a black and smoldering ruin where an elegant house once…
Postscript from Pemberley
Postscript from Pemberley is the seventh book in the highly acclaimed Pemberley Chronicles Series, which has followed the characters of…
A Christmas Promise
This Dickensian tale begins in 1895 London, a poor young girl of eight anxiously searching for Charlie, her uncle’s donkey.…
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