2008 (UK)
The Spanish Bow
Can art save us from ourselves? In her elegant debut, Ms. Romano-Lax ponders this timeless question through the ambitious tale…
Desperate Duchesses
Lady Roberta is determined to escape her unconventional life with her father and his mistress by marrying the Duke of…
Uncommon Arrangements: Seven Portraits of Married Life in London Literary Circles, 1910-1939
Uncommon Arrangements describes the marriages of several famous writers as works in progress. These husbands and wives struggled valiantly with…
The Indian Clerk
The first issue a historical fiction writer needs to solve is how much research to include. Too little and the…
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