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Mrs Dickens

Yazan: Emily Howes
Seslendiren: Cathleen McCarron, Emily Howes, Kerry Gilbert
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A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK

'I adored this book' Florence Knapp
'An impressive, involving novel' The Times
'I was enthralled' Jennie Godfrey

London, 1835. Nineteen-year-old Kate Hogarth falls in love with the young journalist Charles Dickens. In the early days of their marriage, Charles is infatuated with his bride and Kate delights in her new life, the balm to her husband's irrepressible spirit. But as he finds fame as a novelist and the family rise through the ranks of Victorian society, Kate becomes increasingly aware of his frustration that real people cannot be manipulated as easily as his characters.

Meanwhile, in the East End slums, a young orphan named Anne Brown has lost everything, but is determined to make her way in the world. A chance encounter with the Dickens family transports her to the heart of the household, opening up a world of privilege, travel and remarkable company. But her newfound freedom has come at a cost she cannot always ignore.

As the years go by and the family expands, the cracks in the Dickens's marriage deepen. Kate seeks comfort and companionship in her trusted servant, but whilst Anne has come to care deeply for Mrs Dickens, her loyalties are tested to breaking point as Charles takes control of their future . . .

Vibrant, witty and deeply moving, Mrs Dickens traces a long marriage in all its tenderness, grief, romance and fury. It illuminates the life of a complex, forgotten woman whose voice often went unheard, but whose story deserves to be told.

'Heartfelt and heartbreaking' Daily Mail
'A marvellous achievement' Emma Stonex
'Beautiful, heartbreaking, immersive' Roisín O'Donnell©2026 Emily Howes (P)2026 Orion Publishing Group Limited
Family Life Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Evlilik Samimi Esprili
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How beloved Mrs Dickens would have felt had she known that, all these years later, Emily Howes would take such care in giving her a voice. I adored this book. Richly compelling and beautifully drawn, the understated elegance of Emily Howes' writing offers a combination of warmth and stark insight that took my breath away (Florence Knapp)
Mrs Dickens has my whole heart. Will undoubtedly be one of my books of the year, with its unflinching portrait of a marriage unravelling, and the women who surround Charles Dickens. I was enthralled (Jennie Godfrey)
A beautiful, heartbreaking, immersive novel, which brings a woman's silenced story back to vivid, irrepressible life. A story about the cost of male ambition, and the courage it takes for a woman to reclaim her own narrative. Howes' distinctive voice is so warm, so relatable, so companionable; readers will fall in love with Kate, or "Mrs. Dickens" (Roisín O'Donnell)
Mrs Dickens cements Emily Howes as a major new talent in historical fiction. Her reimagining of Catherine Dickens' life is intensely moving and constantly surprising, delivering both a gripping, lingering love story and a devastating portrait of a marriage in strife. I hugely admire Emily's ability to reach the heart of a woman forgotten by history, and give her back her voice. A marvellous achievement (Emma Stonex)
Emily Howes is a marvel. She can do no wrong. She has a magical way of transporting people from the past to within touching distance. She gives voice to characters who are otherwise silenced and diminished among the clamour of the more powerful and dominant. She takes what is known and accepted and asks, 'But what about . . .?' The result is an unputdownable book. Once I started reading, I couldn't stop. In this book, Catherine Dickens is brought forth from the shadow and, at last, given her time in the spotlight. This story spans decades and is so absorbing and vivid that I felt I walked every step with Catherine and also with her servant, Anne, who has her own multilayered set of obstacles and heartache and hopes to navigate. There is exceptional storytelling in Mrs Dickens. Emily's use of language both delighted me and held me captive. There's intimacy and respect in how she takes us inside the lives of both Catherine and Anne, and I was left with an overwhelming desire to befriend them both (Kate Kemp)
Emily Howes has done a wonderful job of recreating the world of my great-great-great-grandmother, Catherine Dickens, a woman who has long deserved to be brought out from the shadow of her husband. In Mrs Dickens, Catherine gets to enjoy her own life at last! (Lucinda Hawksley)
A genuine triumph. Emily Howes continues to astonish with her command of language and empathy (Amy Twigg)
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Gripping from start to finish - absolutely loved it. Incredible research behind it and beautiful story-telling.

Brilliant in every way

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A very interesting story of the life of Mrs Dickens, their happiness and then the break down of their relationship with

A story not often told

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A gripping, sweeping tale brilliantly narrated. Emily Howes has brought the story of Catherine Dickens to life through her voice and her servant Anne Brown’s. The latter years of the marriage made my blood boil.

Wonderful reimagining of a monstrous marriage

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This well researched book uses well documented travails of the marriage of Charles and Catherine Dickens leaving one with great sympathy for Catherine and dislike for the peccadillos of the Victorian author. His values and treatment of women is highlighted whilst those he wrote about are often more respectful. The mores of Victorian society on divorce may shock a modern audience but keep reading and find light at the end of the tunnel!

An interesting novel exposing the marriage of Charles and Catherine Dickens

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