Books by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
“This is about a young woman whose name is Red. She’s never known her mother. Her father dies when she is very young, and she is given into the care of an English gentleman. She’s raised as a lady in Bath, England, and early in her adult years she discovers a document that describes a fortune-telling method called ‘the Square of Sevens,’ something that her father was in possession of and worked very hard to make sure she had access to. The story is Red trying to figure out what this is and how it works. She’s trying to figure out why people are trying to steal it, and her friends and loved ones begin dying around her as these elements close in.” Read more...
The Best Historical Fiction Set in the 18th Century
Ariel Lawhon, Novelist
Interviews where books by Laura Shepherd-Robinson were recommended
The Best Historical Fiction Set in the 18th Century, recommended by Ariel Lawhon
It was the century of the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolution. In the Scottish Highlands, there were multiple rebellions in favour of the deposed Stuart dynasty. Ariel Lawhon, author of The Frozen River, recommends five of her favorite novels set in the 18th century, a tumultuous era that doesn’t always get the shelf space it deserves when it comes to historical fiction.
