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Megan Chance’s debut is a richly detailed historical novel that blends suspense with social history. Set in 1880s New York, the story centers on a married woman who struggles to escape the confines of her time, class, and gender. Chance uses the period’s political and cultural tensions to frame her protagonist’s conflict and to illuminate the broader issues of marital power dynamics and the lives of upper‑class women.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Megan Chance
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