When Nights Were Cold

by Susanna Jones

Book Overview

An unsettling, atmospheric tale of ambition and rivalry, madness and revenge, in the vein of Sarah Waters and Beryl Bainbridge As Queen Victoria's reign reaches its end, Grace Farringdon dreams of polar explorations and of escape from her stifling home with her protective parents and eccentric, agoraphobic sister. But when Grace secretly applies to Candlin, a women's college filled with intelligent, like-minded women, she finally feels her ambitions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0330544845
• ISBN13: 9780330544849
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Picador USA
• Length: 341 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 7.7"