Lady Audley's Secret

<p>Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon is a Victorian sensation novel filled with mystery deception and hidden pasts.</p><p>The story follows the beautiful and seemingly perfect Lady Audley who marries the wealthy Sir Michael Audley. Beneath her charm however lies a dark secret: she has abandoned her first husband George Talboys and reinvented herself to secure wealth and status. When George suddenly reappears Lady Audley plots to silence him leading to suspicion and investigation by Robert Audley George's friend.</p><p>As Robert uncovers her lies Lady Audley's carefully constructed identity unravels. The novel explores themes of gender class madness and the constraints of Victorian society making it one of the most famous sensation novels of the 19th century.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p>