Lead Review

• Book: The Secret Mandarin
• Location: China, England
• Author: Sara Sheridan

I loved the evocative feel of this book and there is so much impressive detail.

And from the author: It took eight years to write this story – but I loved the process which was very different from the more commercial, contemporary books I had written before. I wanted to create an adventure that evoked the restrictions of Victorian England in contrast to more exotic opportunities in the faraway reaches of the burgeoning British Empire. I love the late Georgian and early Victorian era – a time of social upheaval and undeniable romance

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