The Glass of Time Cover
Book

The Glass of Time

by Michael Cox

"In the autumn of 1876, nineteen-year-old orphan Esperanza Gorst arrives at the great country house of Evenwood in Northamptonshire. There she will serve as the new lady's maid to the …
The Meaning of Night: A Confession Cover
Book

The Meaning of Night: A Confession

by Michael Cox

The atmosphere of Bleak House, the sensuous thrill of Perfume, and the mystery of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell all combine in a story of murder, deceit, love, and revenge …
Affinity Cover
Book

Affinity

by Sarah Waters

“Gothic tale, psychological study, puzzle narrative…This is gripping, astute fiction that feeds the mind and senses.”—The Seattle Times An upper-class woman recovering from a suicide attempt, Margaret Prior has begun …
Wild Talent Cover
Book

Wild Talent

by Eileen Kernaghan

The year is 1888. Jeannie Guthrie, a sixteen year old Scottish farmworker, is possessed of a mysteriouswild talent. Convinced that she has unintentionally killed her neer-do-well cousin George, Jeannie flees …
Fingersmith Cover
Book

Fingersmith

by Sarah Waters

“Oliver Twist with a twist…Waters spins an absorbing tale that withholds as much as it discloses. A pulsating story.”—The New York Times Book Review The Handmaiden, a film adaptation of …
Arthur & George Cover
Book

Arthur & George

by Julian Barnes

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • From the bestselling author of The Sense of an Ending comes an “extraordinary … first rate” novel (The New York Times Book Review) …