The most joyful book of 2023!Violet Hamilton is a woman who knows her
own mind. Which, in 1896, can make things a little complicated...
At 28, Violet's father is beginning to worry she will never find a
husband. But every suitor he presents, Violet finds a new and inventive
means of rebuffing.
Because Violet does not want to marry. She wants to work, and make her
own way in the world. But more than anything, she wants to find her
mother Lily, who disappeared from Hastings Pier 10 years earlier.
Finding the missing is no job for a lady, but when Violet hires a
seaside detective to help, she sets off a chain of events that will put
more than just her reputation at risk.
Can Violet solve the mystery of Lily Hamilton's vanishing before it's
too late?
A delightfully quirky and clever book club read, perfect for fans of
Dear Mrs Bird, The Maid and Lessons in Chemistry.
Praise for No Life For a Lady:
'A GORGEOUS historical romcom with lashings of mystery... Joyful!'
Sophie Irwin, author, A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting
'Charming, exhilarating, fabulously funny and so full of heart - Violet
is the heroine I've been waiting for.' Daisy Buchanan, author,
Careering