Thank you to Penny Williamson for endless plot discussions over lattes and glasses of red wine; and for helping me trace Charles and Melanie’s steps across London (even if we did get thoroughly lost round Covent Garden). Thank you to Paul Seaver for inspiring me to study history and teaching me to love primary-source documents.
I would not have been able to take the time to write this book without the generosity of my parents, grandparents, great-aunts, and great-uncles. Most writers do not have that luxury, and I am very grateful.
Finally, thank you to my mother, Joan Grant, for introducing me to Jane Austen, Shakespeare, and the magic of creating worlds and characters. And to my father, Doug Grant, who taught me about ambiguity tolerance and truth by approximation.
About the Author
TRACY GRANT studied British history at Stanford University and received the Firestone Award for Excellence in Research for her honors thesis. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she is on the board of the Merola Opera Program, a training program for professional opera singers, coaches, and stage directors. For more information about her books, please visit her website at www.tracygrant.org.
By Tracy Grant
SECRETS OF A LADY
Credits
Portrait of Elizabeth Campbell, Marchesa di Spineto, c. 1812 (oil on canvas) by Raeburn, Sir Henry (1756- 1823) / Philip Mould Ltd., London / Bridgeman Art Library
