'Til Death Do Us Apart
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For fans of Fingersmith and Portrait of a Lady on Fire, comes a slow-burn sapphic romance about love, longing, and the price of silence.
Florence married him to protect her secret.
In Victorian England, love between women is a crime whispered behind locked doors. Florence has done everything right: the vows, the honeymoon, the quiet obedience. But her heart still aches for Margaret-her best friend, her first love, the woman she was never supposed to want.
As Florence settles into her new life with Edward, she can't stop imagining a world where they're both free to love who they choose.
But secrets don't stay buried forever.
A tale of longing, repression, and love that dares to bloom in the shadows.
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