I loved Peregrine Hill by Nina de Gramont. It’s filled with Gilded Age Drama with a hint of danger. It’s perfect for fans of The Gilded Age and for historical fiction lovers in general.
Peregrine Hill by Nina de Gramont | Gilded Age Drama with Intrigue
Looking for Gilded Age drama and intrigue? I have a book for you: Peregrine Hill by Nina de Gramont.
I love authors like Edith Wharton and Henry James. I’m also a big fan of Gilded Age books in general. In fact, I have a whole list of them.
I also really enjoyed The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont, a story that took the real-life 1926 disappearance of Agatha Christie and imagined a very entertaining backstory for it that might have included murder.
Thus, I was SO excited to try Peregrine Hill. And I loved it!
Jen’s Quick Take on Peregrine Hill
- Set in turn-of-the-century New York City
- Third person multiple POV
- Marriage intrigue
- Scandal and drama
- Feminist themes
The opening of Peregrine Hill was giving me all the Edith Wharton vibes.
Isabelle, a thirty-something widow contemplates her wedding. She doesn’t love the much older man in question, but she must marry to support her teenage daughter after the tragic death of her husband and other children in a shipwreck.
But things don’t turn out quite the way she planned. Yes, there’s an engagement, but the very rich John Whitten doesn’t want to marry Isabelle. He wants Mariah, her stunning eighteen year-old daughter, instead.
But Peregrine Hill isn’t just marriage drama. It has an upstairs-downstairs element, age gap relationships, a big secret to be kept, a jealous meddler, and a kidnapping.
It was so much fun to read that I was sad that it was over. If you’re a fan of historical fiction, historical romance, or just a good story, put it on your list!
Also check out The Christie Affair, which had a darker feel but was still gripping!
And check out my post: What to Read if You Love HBO’s The Gilded Age!