The Wife's Reputation

<h2>A powerful and dramatic Victorian saga of ambition love and scandal perfect for fans of Rosie Goodwin Mary Wood and Sarah Waters. </h2><p><strong>He needs a wife...</strong></p><p>1853 Bath. Industrialist William Rose was a poor lad from the slums who pulled himself up by his bootstraps but in order to achieve his greatest ambitions he must become the epitome of Victorian respectability: a family man.</p><p><strong>She has a plan...</strong></p><p>But the only woman who s caught his eye is sophisticated beauty Octavia Marshall one of the notorious ladies of Carson Street. Though she was once born to great wealth and privilege she s hardly got the reputation he s looking for but she s determined to invest her hard-earned fortune in Mr Rose s mills and forge a new life as an entirely proper businesswoman.</p><p>They strike a deal that promises them both what they desire the most but William s a fool if he thinks Octavia will be a conventional married woman and she s very much mistaken if she thinks their pasts won t follow them wherever they go.</p><p><strong>In the third and final instalment of Rachel Brimble s exciting Victorian saga series The Ladies of Carson Street will open the doors on a thoroughly modern marriage and William is about to get a lot more than he bargained for.</strong></p><h2>Readers love Rachel Brimble s captivating historical sagas:</h2><p> <strong>Heart-warming yet gritty and gripping</strong> <strong>Compelling reading</strong>. Lizzie Lane</p><p> <strong>Fantastic!</strong> Rosie Clarke</p><p> <strong>Heartwarming!</strong><strong> Hard to put down!</strong> Patricia McBride</p><p> <strong>Skilled and vivid storytelling</strong>. May Ellis</p><p> <strong>Absolutely 10/10! Amazing storyline and loved the characters and setting</strong>. Reader Review </p><p> A <strong>hopeful story about friendship and learning to trust</strong>. I love stories about women who strive for their own goals in life independent of men and who understand the joy and security of close female friendships.<strong> </strong> Reader Review </p><p>Previously published as <em>A Very Modern Marriage.</em></p>