The Perils Of Lady Catherine De Bourgh by Claudia Gray

A sparkling Regency-era origin story that reimagines a famously imperious aristocrat as a lonely, fiercely intelligent young heiress whose ambitions and a thwarted romance push her to harden into the controlling figure later seen in classic fiction; balancing sharp wit, social maneuvering, and a desire for autonomy, she constructs an impenetrable public persona to protect herself in a world that expects women to marry and submit.

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