Why a Booktrail?
1860s/ 2000s: Everything about Adeline Copplefield is a lie . . .
The Manual for Good Wives
What you need to know before your trail
To the world Mrs Copplefield is the epitome of Victorian propriety: an exemplary society lady who writes a weekly column advising young ladies on how to be better wives.
Only Adeline has never been a good wife or mother; she has no claim to the Copplefield name, nor is she an English lady . . .
Now a black woman, born in Africa, who dared to pretend to be something she was not, is on trial in the English courts with all of London society baying for her blood. And she is ready to tell her story . . .
Locations
Reset- Africa - Nigeria
- A: Abuja
- England - London
- B: Kew Gardens
- C: Royal Courts of Justice
Travel Guide
Nigeria and London
Both places are there for background and are not strongly evoked. However, the two places and differences between them are important as they form the crux of the story.
The culture of the two places and the unusual situation of a black woman in the position Adeline finds herself in, is what drives the plot. That and the references to Jane Austen!
BookTrail Boarding Pass: City of Destruction
Destination/Location: Nigeria, London Author/guide: Lola Jaye Departure: 1860s, 2000s
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