{"product_id":"a-fatal-choice-alison-baxter-9781917705936","title":"A Fatal Choice: A haunting novel about power, silence and the devastating cost of respectability","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn Victorian England, propriety was everything. But truth was often the price.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree women bound by duty, class and expectation find their lives intertwined within the confines of a seemingly respectable household.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulia Pennefather has spent her life longing for the security of a home and family. Ellen Fugill knows the price of loyalty in a world where servants are expected to see everything and say nothing. And talented Ada Ashley arrives concealing a secret past that makes her painfully vulnerable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen disaster strikes, the women do not confront the truth but deny it. Stifling the voice of conscience, they each make choices shaped by fear, love and the limits placed on them by Victorian convention. Choices that cannot be undone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the consequences ripple through their lives, the cost of silence becomes impossible to ignore. In a society that offers women few options, and even fewer protections, survival depends on endurance. But sometimes that is not enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA richly atmospheric historical novel, \u003cem\u003eA Fatal Choice\u003c\/em\u003e explores the ways that women both support and betray each other, perfect for readers of Jessie Burton and Sarah Waters.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alison Baxter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 191770593X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781917705936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloodhound Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.73d","brand":"Alison Baxter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874653548799,"sku":"9781917705936","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-fatal-choice-alison-baxter-9781917705936","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}