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The Doctor's Wife: A Novel

Author
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Language
English
Length
420 pages
ISBN
9781836101383
Published
30 December 2025
Imprint
Fractal Press
  • Victorian fiction
  • marriage
  • romantic idealism
  • emotional growth
  • rural vs urban life
  • moral conflict
  • temptation
  • duty
  • social aspiration
  • personal disillusionment

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Isabel Sleaford marries dull country doctor George Gilbert in Graybridge, then falls under the spell of Roland Lansdell of Mordred Priory as literary romance collides with ordinary marriage. Braddon's study of illusion, longing, and the cost of dreaming past your life. Duty and desire pull hard in a quiet English town.

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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