Lady Franklin of Russell Square

Spring, 1847, and Lady Franklin is back in London expecting to greet her hero husband, polar explorer Sir John Franklin, upon his triumphant return from the Northwest Passage. But as weeks turn to months, she reluctantly grows into her public role as Franklin's steadfast wife, the "Penelope of England." In this novel that imagines a rich interior life of one of Victorian England's most intriguing women, the boundaries of friendship, propriety, and love are bound to collide.

Primavara, 1847, iar Lady Franklin se intoarce la Londra, asteptand sa-l intampine pe sotul ei erou, exploratorul polar Sir John Franklin, la intoarcerea sa triumfatoare din pasajul nord-vestic. Dar pe masura ce saptamanile se transforma in luni, ea devine fara tragere de inima in rolul ei public de sotie statornica a lui Franklin, „Penelopa Angliei”. In acest roman care imagineaza o viata interioara bogata a uneia dintre cele mai interesante femei din Anglia victoriana, granitele prieteniei, cuviintei si iubirii trebuie sa se ciocneasca.