![]() ![]() This also caused a rift with her brother, Tom, who is jealous of Louisa’s brilliance and the attention she received from their father. This led to her father indulging her whims while her mother despaired because Louisa’s love of books, knowledge and experiments guaranteed that her daughter would never become a proper Victorian lady who could find herself proper Victorian husband. The daughter of a doctor and a very proper mother, Louisa grew up loving science. Louisa is a bit of an odd duck by Victorian standards. Now not only must she find to escape the asylum, she needs to find out who had her committed and why. She soon learns, however, that someone specifically had her committed under a false name. Louisa initially thinks there’s been a mistake, that she’s been mixed up with the real Lucy Childs. ![]() And the more she protests, the more everyone is convinced that she’s crazy. There, she’s committed but instead of Louisa Cosgrove, everyone calls her Lucy Childs. Unfortunately, she’s dropped off at an insane asylum instead. Her brother has sent her away from home to be the companion of the eldest daughter of a certain family. ![]() Louisa Cosgrove is on a journey to her new position. A young adult Victorian novel? About a young woman falsely committed to an asylum? Sign me up! The cover caught my eye, and the description piqued my interest. I came across your debut novel while perusing the selections at NetGalley. ![]() Jia Book Reviews / C Reviews Category / C- Reviews 19th century / family relationships / lesbian romance / LGBTQIAP+ / Young-Adult 3 Comments ![]()
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