Janice Hadlow on Love, Passion & Scandal in Regency England

Today I’m in conversation with the bestselling author, Janice Hadlow. Many of you will recognise Janice as the author of The Other Bennet Sister, a wonderful novel about Mary Bennet, the most overlooked of the Bennet sisters from Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice.

With her latest novel, Rules of the Heart (published today!), Janice Hadlow returns to the world of Regency England, but this time she shares the true-life story of Lady Henrietta Bessborough, sister of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.

Click the play button below to listen to my chat with Janice:

Henrietta, or Harriet as she was generally known, was unhappily married, and the great love of her life was Lord Granville, a man considerably younger than herself. Harriet and Granville had a passionate affair that lasted for seventeen years, and this love story is told with great compassion in Rules of the Heart.

Janice Hadlow. Image credit: Martin Davidson

If you’re interested in 18th Century England and the reality of women’s lives at the time, then you’ll find Rules of the Heart a fascinating, unforgettable read.

I had so much fun chatting with Janice about her latest book, and I hope you enjoy our conversation too.

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