First published 2018
The summer of 1780 erupts in violent riots across London as mobs protest an act of Parliament designed to loosen centuries of oppression against Catholics. What follows is a decades-long battle between factions fighting to reform the laws and social order. As kings resist change and governments fall, a charismatic Irish lawyer leads the charge for Catholic emancipation, culminating in a watershed moment that transforms the Victorian age.
Genres: historical-fiction, social-change, political-science, 19th-century
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: political-intrigue, social-change
Setting: Great Britain
Period: 1714-1837
336 pages · Hardcover · Nan A. Talese