Synopsis
Shortlisted for the Atwood Gibson Prize.
The heartbreaking story of the love of two women – Anne Lister, the real-life inspiration behind Gentleman Jack, and her first love, Eliza Raine – from the bestselling author of Room and The Wonder.
In 1805, at a boarding school in York, two fourteen-year-old girls first meet.
Eliza Raine, the orphan daughter of an Indian mother, keeps...
Details
24 August 2023336 pages
9781035017775Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Donoghue's prose is beautiful and beautifully controlled. Simply and without a shred of sentimentality, she evokes a relationship that is convincing and exquisitely touching.The Guardian
The historical setting comes alive in glorious detail . . . over the course of this enthralling novel.The Irish Times
Offers a refreshing perspective on a celebrated figure in LGBTQ+ historySunday Express
A slow burning love story of first love. The girls do not so much discover love as feel they are inventing it.The Times Literary Supplement
