Multiple romantic subplots including a romance between the servant and a baronet
Reflects on broader themes of suffrage and social change in England
Summarized by Shop
A richly drawn, captivating, and endlessly amusing novel of love and subterfuge between a lady’s maid and her clandestine lover, set in the country estates of nineteenth-century England.
"Ayelet Waldman’s clever, fast-paced historical romp turned out to be not only great fun but also surprisingly stirring. This book is a pleasure." —Meg
