A Mad, Wicked Folly

Step into the dazzling world of Edwardian London, where a young girl dreams of being an artist, despite her family’s disapproval.

“At equal turns humorous and heartbreaking.”—School Library Journal, starred review

“[A] compelling coming-of-age tale that’s as good as any British period drama.”—BCCB

Welcome to the world of the fabulously wealthy in London, 1909, where dresses and houses are overwhelmingly opulent, social class means everything, and women are taught to be nothing more than wives ...