A page-turning nineteenth-century saga! For fans of Lianne Dillsworth, Sarah Waters, Erin Morgenstern and Essie Fox.
About the Book
New York, 1837
Anna Cora Mowatt, known to all as Lily, is living in a luxurious Brooklyn mansion, pampered by her wealthy husband, James, who is fifteen years her senior.
Lily’s family disapproved of her marriage, but James has encouraged her passion for writing, and she has had several poems published.
She turns her attention to playwrighting and before long sees success.
But things fall apart when James sinks into a depression, eventually revealing that he has lost their entire fortune and they face destitution.
It is up to Lily to save them, and she is determined her writing will make that happen.
But as her career flourishes, her marriage starts to suffer…
Can Lily reconcile her life at home with her ambitions as a writer? Will she find fame and fortune?
Or will her success vanish as quickly as it appeared…?
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