Books like The baroness by Hannah Rothschild

Sisters Vianne and Isabelle are pulled into the turmoil of World War II, each forging a path of courage and resistance against the Nazi occupation of France.

In Edith Wharton’s classic, Lily Bart, a beautiful and intelligent young woman devoted to luxury, struggles to navigate New York’s strict social hierarchy and moral expectations, ultimately confronting the limits of her independence.

In Victorian London, Sugar, a young prostitute, struggles to climb out of poverty while navigating the harsh social realities of the era.

A concise historical exploration of Mary Boleyn, the lesser-known sister of Anne, set within the Tudor court of 1508–1543.

In 1883 New York City, two women doctors from the Woman’s Medical School treat the city’s most vulnerable amid the era’s splendor and peril, confronting poverty, anti‑vice crusader Anthony Comstock, and the harsh demands of their pasts.

From the author of Reviews by Cat Ellington, More Imaginative Than Ordinary Speech, and Memoirs in Gogyohka comes a uniquely waggish narrative that despite being unlike its literary forerunners, still serves to be just as enlightening. Introducing You Can Quote Me On That: A Collection of Quotes by Cat Ellington, a fun-filled assemblage of recitations spoken by the woman herself. Comprising of over 300 public quotes that span seven years, You Can Quote Me On That features an extended stream of declarations that were derived from a variety of print and online sources, including interviews, literature weblogs, published books, famous quotes databases, etc. Both fun-loving and serious in its approach, You Can Quote Me On That elects to showcase Cat Ellington’s outgoing, straightforward, and outspoken personality through various topics that center around confidence, uncertainty, independence, philosophy, faith, inquisitiveness, perseverance, and much more. Garnished with an introduction composed of seven structures of Tanka poetry, Cat Ellington once again talks it like she walks it. And you can quote her on that. Quotes by Cat Ellington. Witty wisdom.

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