Mrs. Dickens

In Mrs Dickens by Emily Howes, Victorian London feels vivid and close as we step into the marriage of Kate Hogarth and the rising star Charles Dickens. This is historical fiction with a sharp social eye, alive to love, ambition and the quiet power struggles that shape a household.

It begins in 1835, with teenage Kate swept up by Charles’s charm and energy. As his literary fame grows and family life swells around them, Kate starts to see the cost of being married to a man who prefers the world to bend to his will. In parallel, orphan Anne Brown fights for survival in the East End, until a chance connection draws her into the Dickens home—offering opportunity, and a new kind of peril.

Perfect for readers who enjoy women’s history, Victorian society, and emotionally intelligent novels told from overlooked perspectives.

Settle in and discover the woman behind the legend.