| International Standard Book Number |
1335001158
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781335001153
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| Personal Name |
Martin, Madeline author.
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| Title Statement |
The secret book society : a novel / Madeline Martin.
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| Publisher |
©2025.
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| Publisher |
Toronto : Hanover Square Press, [2025]
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| Physical Description |
328 pages ; 24 cm.
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| Content Type |
text txt rdacontent.
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| Media Type |
unmediated n rdamedia.
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| Carrier Type |
volume rdacarrier.
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| Associated Language |
Fiction.
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| Summary, Etc. |
You are cordially invited to the Secret Book Society... London, 1895: Trapped by oppressive marriages and societal expectations, three women receive a mysterious invitation to an afternoon tea at the home of the reclusive Lady Duxbury. Beneath the genteel facade of the gathering lies a secret book club--a sanctuary where they can discover freedom, sisterhood, and the courage to rewrite their stories. Eleanor Clarke, a devoted mother suffocating under the tyranny of her husband. Rose Wharton, a transplanted American dollar princess struggling to fit the mold of an aristocratic wife. Lavinia Cavendish, an artistic young woman haunted by a dangerous family secret. All are drawn to the enigmatic Lady Duxbury, a thrice-widowed countess whose husbands' untimely deaths have sparked whispers of murder. As the women form deep, heartwarming friendships, they uncover secrets about their marriages, their pasts, and the risks they face. Their courage is their only weapon in the oppressive world that has kept them silent, but when secrets are deadly, one misstep could cost them everything.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Upper class Fiction. England
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Female friendship Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Sex role Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Book clubs (Discussion groups) Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Books and reading Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Women Fiction. Social conditions
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Secrecy Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
London (England) Fiction. 19th century
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Domestic fiction lcgft.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Historical fiction lcgft.
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