That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston
Set in a near-future world where the British Empire was preserved, not by the cost of blood and theft but by effort of repatriation and promises kept, That Inevitable Victorian Thing is a novel of love, duty, and the small moments that can change people and the world.
Victoria-Margaret is the crown princess of the empire, a direct descendant of Victoria I, the queen who changed the course of history two centuries earlier. The imperial practice of genetically arranged matchmaking will soon guide Margaret into a politically advantageous marriage like her mother before her, but before she does her duty, she’ll have one summer incognito in a far corner of empire. In Toronto, she meets Helena Marcus, daughter of one of the empire’s greatest placement geneticists, and August Callaghan, the heir apparent to a powerful shipping firm currently besieged by American pirates. In a summer of high-society debutante balls, politically charged tea parties, and romantic country dances, Margaret, Helena, and August discover they share an unusual bond and maybe a one in a million chance to have what they want and to change the world in the process —just like the first Queen Victoria.
Representation Includes
- WLW, mixed-race main character
- Bisexual, intersex main character
- Chinese-Canadian main character
Reviews
- Lambda Literary’s review
- Acqua’s review
- Utopia State of Mind’s review
- Danika at the Lesbrary’s review
- Gretchen’s review
- Delucienne Maekerr’s review
- Elise’s review
- Kend’s review
- クリ’s review
- Reviews from intersex and First Nations reviewers needed
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Details
- Published October 3rd 2017 by Dutton Books for Young Readers
- ISBN13: 9781101994979