No Life for a Lady by Hannah Dolby

No Life for a Lady by Hannah Dolby

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1896. 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.

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No Life for a Lady by Hannah Dolby

1896. 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.
So original and well written.. I can't remember rooting for a heroine as hard as I did for Violet. -- Lucy Vine
Charming, exhilarating, fabulously funny and so full of heart – Violet is the heroine I've been waiting for. -- Daisy Buchanan
Glorious... it's funny from the start. * Daily Mail *
Delightfully quirky, joyful and original... it will help you bounce exuberantly into spring -- Adele Parks * Platinum *
A giddy romp set in Victorian Hastings * Red *
A charming, humorous and glorious read * Woman's Weekly *
This debut is a joyous read - let's hope this isn't the last we hear from Violet * My Weekly *
If you loved Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, you'll love to snuggle up with this novel! * Chat *

Hannah Dolby's first job was in the circus and she has aimed to keep life as interesting since. She trained as a journalist in Hastings and has worked in PR for many years, promoting museums, galleries, palaces, gardens and even Dolly the sheep. She completed the Curtis Brown selective three-month novel writing course, and she won runner-up in the Comedy Women in Print Awards for this novel with the prize of a place on an MA in Comedy Writing at the University of Falmouth. She currently lives in London.

You can follow Hannah on Twitter @LadyDolby

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ISBN 13 9781804544372
ISBN 10 180454437X
Title No Life for a Lady
Author Hannah Dolby
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2023-03-02
Number of pages 368
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.