The Hidden Heart of Emily Hudson

Melissa Jones was born in London and now lives in Essex with her husband and two children. This is her third novel.

No ordinary piece of Victoriana ... Jones (sister of the equally talent Sadie) has taken a novelist's liberties with the life of [Henry] James's cousin Minny Temple, who died at 24 ... She was passionate and ambitious ... In this novel she is given the life she deserved Times The psychological tension subtly takes hold of the reader and does not let go. This is a wonderful book and it will not disappoint Independent A beguiling erotic read ...written in the vein of a classic novel and inspired by the life and writing of Henry James, it follows the bright life of orphan Emily Hudson, whose unconventional spirit sits uneasily with society' Glamour 'Historical pleasure ...a rich, romantic novel' Woman and Home 'Literary and romantic by turns ... a fine read for fans of well-written historical fiction' Waterstone's Books Quarterly