No Life for a Lady

Debut novel1896. Every suitor Violet's father puts forward, she finds an increasingly creative way of rebuffing – because Violet has more important things on her mind: solving the mystery of her mother's vanishing.Truly one of the funniest, most joyful books you'll read this year – Dolby writes with an effortless, almost Pratchett-esque humorSmart, quirky and empowering historical women's narrative sets this book up to be 2023's LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY.MARKET: Dear Mrs Bird; Lessons in Chemistry; The Maid; A Lady's Guide to Fortune Hunting.Included in Cosmopolitan UK's "The best books to look forward to in 2023"