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 →

The Passing Bells – Phillip Rock

A historical saga centered around a household on an English estate in the months leading up to WWI and the difficult years of the war itself, when no member of the household above or below stairs goes unaffected. 1978. Continue reading →

The Wind of Complication

A collection of short stories featuring themes of quiet domesticity and strong female characters, sprinkled throughout with love, humor, and early 20th century spiritualism. 1924. Continue reading →

Invitation to Folly – Susan Ertz

A novel about a middle-age couple who, in the midst of their own marital problems, take in a widowed relative and her son, both of whom pose a danger to the already fragile household. 1953. Continue reading →

The Blue Sapphire – D. E. Stevenson

A novel about a young woman who is all set to marry the man her family wishes her to marry, when a chance encounter helps nudge her toward a more independently-minded lifestyle. 1963. Continue reading →