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Author Rachel HylandPosted on Also known as The Secret Countess, this sparkling novel tells of the aristocratic Anna, who flees to England with her family following the Russian Revolution and must find a way … Read More “AFTER GEORGETTE: A Countess Below Stairs (1981) by Eva Ibbotson”
Author Jennifer KloesterPosted on The enchanting story of Elnora Comstock, a marvellous and very unique heroine. Her refuge is the Limberlost, an ancient swamp that once covered 13,000 acres of eastern Indiana. It is … Read More “AFTER GEORGETTE: A Girl of the Limberlost (1909) by Gene Stratton-Porter”
Author Susannah FullertonPosted on A memoir describing a 10-year-old girl’s exile from her home in Poland to Siberia, during WWII. At first Esther detests the place and endures poverty and loss. But when the … Read More “AFTER GEORGETTE: The Endless Steppe (1968) by Esther Hautzig”
Author Rachel HylandPosted on Set in the titular small village in Victorian England, this book simmers with wit, satire and clever, incredibly amusing, dialogue. It is the 1850s and times are changing, but the … Read More “AFTER GEORGETTE: Cranford (1853) by Elizabeth Gaskell”