The captivating story of Charles Dickens’ wife in her own words. Being married to a literary genius isn’t easy.

‘So if I was on the edge of reason, who was to blame? I for not disciplining my boisterous thoughts, or my husband for pushing me beyond the limits of what any woman should have to bear?’

London, December 1834.

At her father’s famous Boxing Day party, young Catherine Hogarth falls in love with an up-and-coming writer. The only problem is — so does her sister. Catherine can’t wait to become Mrs Dickens. But do her husband’s affections really lie with her sister?

As the most famous young author of his day, Dickens travels to Italy and America. He attracts female attention wherever he goes . . .

Forlorn Catherine, bearing child after child, finds that she is always in her husband’s shadow. Catherine recounts the heartbreaking ups and downs of her marriage to the restless, mercurial Dickens. Hear her story now in this compelling historical novel bringing to life Victorian London in rich detail.