Book description
Charles Dickens and Nelly Ternan met in 1857; she was 18, a hard-working actress performing in his production of The Frozen Deep, and he was 45, the most lionized writer in England. Out of their meeting came a love affair that lasted thirteen years and destroyed Dickens’s marriage while effacing…
- Coming soon!
Why read it?
1 author picked The Invisible Woman as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Nelly Ternan was a young Victorian actress who spent 13 years as the (largely) secret companion of Charles Dickens. While his family knew about her, she was excluded from his official biography, and it’s only in recent years that Nelly has been examined with any understanding or sympathy.
The Invisible Woman is a hefty biography but written in a very accessible style. You can feel the author’s fascination for her subject, as well as her determination to restore some truth and dignity to Nelly’s life.
If you love The Invisible Woman...
The Rosewood Penny
2023 Queer Indie Award Nominee!
The dragons of Yuro have been hunted to extinction.
On a small, isolated island, in a reclusive forest, lives bandit leader Marani and her brother Jacks. With their outlaw band they rob from the rich to feed themselves, raiding carriages and dodging the occasional vindictive…
Want books like The Invisible Woman?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 11 books like The Invisible Woman.
📚 If you like The Invisible Woman, you might also like...
Cold Peace
It is 1948 in Berlin. The economy is broken, the currency worthless, and the Russian bear is preparing to swallow its next victim. In the ruins of Hitler's capital, former RAF officers and a woman pilot start an air ambulance company that offers a glimmer of hope. Yet when a…
In the Crosshairs
Palmer Lind, recovering from the sudden death of her husband, embarks on a bird-watching trek to the Gulf Coast of Florida. One hot day on Leffis Key, she comes upon—not the life bird she was hoping for—but a floating corpse. The handsome beach bum who appears on the scene at…