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When Nights Were Cold

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 women, she finally feels her ambitions beginning to take shape.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 344 pages

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