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Fiction Literary

Lady Franklin of Russell Square

by (author) Erika Behrisch Elce

Publisher
Stonehouse Publishing
Initial publish date
Oct 2018
Category
Literary, Historical, Contemporary Women, Epistolary
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781988754079
    Publish Date
    Oct 2018
    List Price
    $19.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781988754109
    Publish Date
    Oct 2018
    List Price
    $8.99

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My dearest love, Where are you now? Spring, 1847, and Lady Franklin is back in London expecting to greet her hero husband, polar explorer Sir John Franklin, upon his triumphant return from the Northwest Passage. As weeks turn to months, she develops an unconventional friendship with Russell Square's gardener even as she reluctantly grows into her public role as Franklin's steadfast wife, the "Penelope of England.” In this novel that imagines a rich interior life of one of Victorian England's most intriguing women, the boundaries of friendship, propriety, and love are sure to collide.

About the author

Erika Behrisch Elce teaches Victorian Literature and Culture at the Royal Military College of Canada. She lives in Kingston, Ontario.

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