First published 2001
In 1901 London, the Waterhouses and Colemans are bound by an unlikely friendship between their daughters. As the girls grow up, the Victorian era gives way to the Edwardian age, with cars, electricity, and new freedoms. Yet the two families remain intertwined, their lives forever altered by one woman's bold pursuit of independence.
Genres: literary-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate
Tropes: found-family, social-change
Setting: Great Britain, Highgate Cemetery (London, England), London (England)
Period: Edward VII, 1901-1910
324 pages · Hardcover · Dutton Adult