No Life for a Lady: The absolutely joyful and uplifting historical rom-com everyone is talking about in 2024

by Hannah Dolby

Overview

***Buy the latest instalment of the adventures of Lady Detective Violet Hamilton, How to Solve Murders Like a Lady, NOW!***

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Violet Hamilton is a woman who knows her own mind. Which, in Victorian Hastings, can make things a little complicated...

At 28, Violet's father is beginning to worry she will never find a husband. But every suitor he presents, Violet finds a new and inventive means of rebuffing.

Because Violet does not want to marry. She wants to work, and make her own way in the world. But more than anything, she wants to find her mother Lily, who disappeared from Hastings Pier 10 years earlier.

Finding the missing is no job for a lady, but when Violet hires a seaside detective to help, she sets off a chain of events that will put more than just her reputation at risk.

Can Violet solve the mystery of Lily Hamilton's vanishing before it's too late?

A delightfully joyful, funny and gripping historical novel, perfect for fans of The Lady's Guide to Fortune Hunting and The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels.

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'Glorious... it's funny from the start.' – The Daily Mail

'Delightfully quirky, joyful and original... it will help you bounce exuberantly into spring' – Adele Parks

'If you loved Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, you'll love to snuggle up with this novel!' – Chat

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781804544365
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	05/09/2023
Pages:	368
Sales rank:	1,036,975
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 5.90(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

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

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

Editorial Reviews

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 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

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