OLDER FICTION
Waller, Sharon Biggs

A Mad, Wicked Folly

(3) YA Victoria's dream of becoming an artist leads her naively into scandals, tempts her into a convenient marriage, and drives her to join the Women's Social and Political Union. Persistence eventually triumphs, and friendships, love, and art lessons are her rewards. Sound historical research provides the backbone for this warm novel about the development of women's opportunities in Edwardian London. Historical notes are appended. Bib.

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