A Perfect Hand

by Ayelet Waldman

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Book of the Day, NPR · May 25, 2026

'A Perfect Hand' is a romp through 19th-century England, with a suffragist twist

A Victorian romance novel with a suffragist twist, following Alice, a lady's maid who partners with an attractive valet to play matchmaker for their wealthy employers, only to discover aspirations beyond servitude or marriage in 19th-century England.

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