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Kate Braithwaite is the author of four historical novels based on true but overlooked events. “Charlatan” tells the story of Madame de Montespan and the Affair of the Poisons in 17th Century Paris. “The Plot” features Titus Oates’ Popish Plot, a scandal that earns him a place as one of Britain’s top 10 villains. “The Puzzle of Nellie Bly” explores the exploits of a ground-breaking female journalist going undercover in a 19th Century New York lunatic asylum. “The Scandalous Life of Nancy Randolph” reveals a shocking rupture between two very different sisters in late 18th century Virginia.
Originally from Scotland, Kate studied English at Leeds University and has subsequently lived in Canada and the US. She is the author of Sis-Stories, a Subs ...more

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	The Girl Puzzle: A Story of Nellie Bly 4.04 avg rating — 2,598 ratings — published 2019 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Scandalous Life of Nancy Randolph 4.18 avg rating — 1,365 ratings — published 2024 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Plot 4.15 avg rating — 515 ratings — published 2018 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The People Next Door 3.99 avg rating — 506 ratings — published 2025 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charlatan 4.05 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark London, Volume One by Alice Castle (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Miriam Drori (Goodreads Author), Jess Popplewell 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Braving Veracity: Personal Essays by Brandywine Women Writers, Volume 2 by Stacy Pershall (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nancy LaFever (Editor), Dida Gazoli (Introduction) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“It was the way the world worked — unkind, or sometimes plain cruel, especially for the women.”
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“But children were not who you made them. They were what they made of themselves.”
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“In the schoolroom with my brother’s tutor I remember being taught the words of Cardinal Richelieu, words from another time and another country, but no less apposite here: ‘Although in the course of ordinary cases justice requires authenticated proof, it is not the same with those that affect the state.”
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