Queens of London by Heather Webb

We meet four wonderful characters, and characters you will love even though one is on the wrong side of the law part-time and one full-time. 

You will love Hira, a 10-year-old who ran away from a life of luxury at her unloving, cruel uncle’s house, just because of her innocence about not knowing what was really out there outside of her lovely upbringing.

You will love Alice just because she’s a feisty woman in the 1920s and head of a gang of women who steal to survive.

You will love Lillian, a police woman from Scotland Yard, who is trying her best to show the men that she can do what they do, and even do it better.

You will love Dorothy, an unassuming, but talented clerk in a department store who is kind and generous especially to Hira. 

Queens of London will capture your interest immediately because of the setting, the time period, the characters, and the interest about these women called The Forty Elephants and what they do.

 

You won’t know who to root for because they are all likable characters, but I was sort of leaning toward Hira, because she didn’t know what she had gotten herself into after leaving her uncle's house even though she knew it would be worse where he was going to send her.

Dorothy was also a favorite because she was a sweetheart, and I hoped she would be able to get her designs noticed. 

I knew Heather Webb would not disappoint. 

Her books are always amazing...terrific writing and interest-keeping storyline.

Her research is impeccable. 

Based on characters, THE QUEENS OF LONDON will be enjoyed by historical fiction fans and fans of life in London at this time.

ENJOY the antics, sorrows, and lives of the characters!!  

Be sure to read the author’s notes for more information.  5/5

Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this book.  All opinions are my own.