The basic plot is girl grows up in Victorian White Chapel, London. Through various schemes ends up with her own company and gets together with true love after much struggle and hardship. After rereading this, I realized what I didn't really like about it the first time-it's just too much. The character has run ins with Jack the Ripper, Nellie Bly and other historical figures of the late Victorian era. I really like the parts about the main character (Fiona) making her way in the world, but the drops ins were too much. It just never felt believable, although Fiona and other characters were likable.
The Tea Rose
Jennifer Donnelly
1/17/17
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