Tregaron’s Daughter – Madeleine Brent

A historical novel about a woman who lives a quiet life in Cornwall with her fisherman father, until a series of strangers and events lead her to Venice and a possible inheritance. 1971.

Golden Urchin – Madeleine Brent

A historical novel about a young woman who grows up among aborigines as a white-skinned “freak,” until she stumbles across a dying white man and discovers the world of her own people. 1986. 

Minerva – Marion Chesney

A Regency historical novel about a vicar’s daughter who is sent off to London to make her debut, with specific instructions to make a wealthy match and thereby help her debt-ridden family. 1982. 

 

Random Harvest – James Hilton

A novel about a man who wakes up one day in 1919 and finds he can’t remember anything about the last three years of his life. 1941. 

The Vet’s Daughter – Barbara Comyns

A novel about a young woman who has a desperately ill mother, a violent father, and yet in the midst of never-ending hardship possesses a secret of her own. 1959. 

Brewster’s Millions – George Barr McCutcheon

A novel about a man who is tasked with spending every penny of a million dollar inheritance within a year. 1903. 

A Meaningful Life – L.J. Davis

A novel about a failed writer who wakes up one day and realizes his life has no meaning, so he goes in search of some. 1971.  

The Brontes Went to Woolworths – Rachel Ferguson

A short novel about a family of girls who, though beyond the usual age for make-believe, happily live in a world populated by their collective imaginings. 1931. 

Sara Dane – Catherine Gaskin

A historical novel about a woman who is initially transported to Australia as a convict, but through an advantageous marriage comes to play a legendary role in the development of the new colony. 1954. 

Love’s Shadow – Ada Leverson

A comedic novel about a group of genteel London folk and their various hopes and grievances when it comes to love. 1908. Continue reading →