The Day Will Come: A Novel

Name: The Day Will Come: A Novel
Author: Mary Elizabeth Braddon
ISBN: 9781836101307

Author: Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Language: English
Length: 506 pages
ISBN: 9781836101307
Published: 29 December 2025
Imprint: Fractal Press

Victorian romance
social intrigue
family legacy
newlyweds
unrequited love
manor house
personal ambition
emotional tension
hidden secrets
societal expectations

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The Day Will Come is a Victorian novel of romance, social intrigue, and hidden tensions. Newlyweds Juanita Dalbrook and Sir Godfrey Carmichael arrive at Cheriton Chase, a historic estate rich with familial legacy and expectations. Amid village celebrations and joyful beginnings, undercurrents of ambition, unrequited love, and personal conflict emerge, foreshadowing the challenges, secrets, and emotional complexities that will shape their life together.

Author

Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835–1915) was a prominent English novelist and playwright best known for her Victorian sensation fiction. Rising from modest beginnings, she gained fame with Lady Audley’s Secret, which cemented her reputation for blending mystery, psychology, and social critique. Prolific and influential, Braddon wrote more than 80 novels and helped shape popular Victorian literature.

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Audiobook · English · Fractal Press9781802569797