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Publication: 23 September 2026
One house.
Two women.
Both determined to endure.
A Regency novel inspired by Queen Adelaide and the actress Dorothea Jordan.
When Princess Adelaide arrives in England to marry the scandal-ridden Duke of Clarence, she must restore order to his chaotic household and secure the future of the monarchy.
But Bushy House already belongs to another woman.
For fifteen years Dorothea Jordan filled its rooms with laughter and her ten children. Now her restless spirit has returned — watchful, wounded and unwilling to be forgotten.
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Also by Molly Gartland
A novel of war, secrets and the fall of the Soviet Union
From the frozen streets of the Siege of Leningrad to the uncertainty of post-Soviet Russia, The Girl from the Hermitage traces one woman's remarkable journey through more than seventy years of Russian history.
As a child, Ludmilla survives the siege while sheltering in the Hermitage Museum, where art offers refuge from war and starvation. Raised in the shadow of unimaginable loss, she builds a life in the Soviet Union as a teacher, wife and mother. But history refuses to loosen its grip. As the decades unfold, the effects of war, personal tragedy and the collapse of the Soviet Union reshape the world she has always known, testing her courage, her family and everything she believes.
Rich in historical detail and deeply human at its heart, The Girl from the Hermitage is an evocative novel about family secrets, memory, resilience and the extraordinary endurance of ordinary people.
Shortlisted for the Impress Prize. Long listed for the Bath Novel Award and Grindstone Novel Award.