Tag: Victorian Britain
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The Household by Stacey Halls
In a quiet house in the countryside outside London, the finishing touches are being made to welcome a group of young women. The house and its location are top secret, its residents unknown to one another, but the girls have one thing in common – they are fallen. Offering refuge for prostitutes, petty thieves and the destitute, Urania Cottage is a second chance at … Read More The Household by Stacey Halls
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Murder At The Lunatic’s Ball by R S Leonard
A Victorian asylum. A woman imprisoned. A deadly secret. England, 1875. London journalist, Harris Mortimer, visits a Hampshire lunatic asylum to investigate society’s treatment of the insane, only to find himself in a fateful encounter with a beautiful woman claiming to be wrongly incarcerated. Horrified by a series of murders, he soon becomes drawn into the strange world of the asylum and begins to … Read More Murder At The Lunatic’s Ball by R S Leonard
+ 1940s, 1950s, fiction, guest post, Historical fiction, loss, love, review, Victorian Britain, World War Two, WW2
The Butterfly Girl by Tania Crosse spotlight post
A heart-wrenching tale of wartime spirit, love, loss and the courage of a young nurse during the Plymouth Blitz. 1941. The midst of the Blitz. Bombs are raining down on the city. In one terrifying moment, trainee nurse Pippa Luscombe’s life is turned upside-down when her hospital takes a direct hit. As Pippa comes to terms with the full extent of the tragedy, she … Read More The Butterfly Girl by Tania Crosse spotlight post
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Things in Jars by Jess Kidd
Bridie Devine, female detective extraordinaire, is confronted with the most baffling puzzle yet: the kidnapping of Christabel Berwick, secret daughter of Sir Edmund Athelstan Berwick, and a peculiar child whose reputed supernatural powers have captured the unwanted attention of collectors trading curiosities in this age of discovery. Winding her way through the labyrinthine, sooty streets of Victorian London, Bridie won’t rest until she finds … Read More Things in Jars by Jess Kidd
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The Burial Plot by Elizabeth Macneal
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory, The Burial Plot is an unstoppable historical thriller about murder, manipulation, and a young woman trying to wrestle power from the hands of a dangerous man. But he’s always one step ahead . . . London, 1839. Where the cemeteries are full and there is money to be made in death, Bonnie and Crawford … Read More The Burial Plot by Elizabeth Macneal
+ adoption, charity, female friendship, fiction, friendship, Historical fiction, loss, love, memory, motherhood, rape, review, secrets, Victorian Britain
The House of Hope by Joanne Clague
In the dead of night, a young woman is found on the doorstep of the House of Help for Friendless Girls… Winter 1885. Matron Hetty Barlow suspects Hope is lying when she claims to be suffering from amnesia. The girl is taken in, but it isn’t long before her pregnancy is discovered, which could put the future of the house – a new experiment in dealing … Read More The House of Hope by Joanne Clague
The Paintress by Jane Anderson
Dual timeline around the life of a forgotten artist. The joys and traumas of love, ambition, and motherhood. Anna grew up hearing stories from her grandmother of an ancestor artist’s adventures in St. Petersburg. Now, in the, adult Anna stands in front of Christina Robertson’s gorgeous life-sized portraits of the Romanovs and she hopes the legend is true. Her research into the painter becomes a … Read More The Paintress by Jane Anderson
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Whitechapel Autumn of Error by Ian Porter
Whitechapel 1888; a killer is on the loose and the newspapers are ensuring the nation knows all about not just the crimes but the terrible living conditions in which they are being perpetrated. Nashey, a tough, scary yet charismatic man of the night, whose mother had to prostitute herself when he was a boy, knows the identity of the killer but keeps it a secret. … Read More Whitechapel Autumn of Error by Ian Porter
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The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell
As the age of the photograph dawns in Victorian Bath, silhouette artist Agnes is struggling to keep her business afloat. Still recovering from a serious illness herself, making enough money to support her elderly mother and her orphaned nephew Cedric has never been easy, but then one of her clients is murdered shortly after sitting for Agnes, and then another, and another… Why is … Read More The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell
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Diary of Murders by Sarah Cook
Love dominates us all. London. 1895. Two doctors – Miriam Clayton and John Bennett – fall in love with one another when they realise they have the same wicked sexual desires. 1896. A series of gruesome murders have gripped Soho. Their details are confessed in a damning diary. But who of the pair is committing these crimes? And what has turned their love into … Read More Diary of Murders by Sarah Cook
The Other Side of Mrs. Wood by Lucy Barker
For fans of The Lost Apothecary or the Mermaid and Mrs Hancock, a deliciously atmospheric historical novel about the rivalry between two female mediums during Victorian London’s obsession with Spiritualism. Mrs. Violet Wood is London’s premier medium. Her ambition and work ethic are relentless, and her unique abilities have earned her quite the reputation among London’s elite. Mrs. Wood knows just how to read … Read More The Other Side of Mrs. Wood by Lucy Barker
+ female friendship, feminism, fiction, friendship, Historical fiction, love, marriage, motherhood, music hall, review, sisterhood, sisters, strongman, strongwoman, suffragette movement, Victorian Britain
Vulcana by Rebecca F John
An inspirational fictional telling of Welsh Victorian Strongwoman Kate Williams Vulcana is a fictional telling of the real story of Victorian ‘strongwoman’ Kate Williams (born 1874), starting when she runs away from home at 16 to travel with the love of her life, William Roberts. They perform in music halls as Atlas and Vulcana – the climax of their act is that Kate can … Read More Vulcana by Rebecca F John
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