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Author: Janice Hadlow
Publisher: St Martin's Press
Imprint: St Martin's Press
Dimensions:
Width: 16.70cm
, Height: 4.00cm
, Length: 24.00cm
Weight: 0.685kg
ISBN: 9781250129468
ISBN 10: 125012946
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 20 January 2026
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
""Within the first few pages I was captivated by Harriet's plight. By the time I'd got to the end I'd almost forgotten I was reading, and felt instead that I had been listening to a friend tell me her story. Janice Hadlow has created a character who I loved and was frustrated by in equal measure. Harriet's desire for love is so human, and the world she lives in almost impossible for women to traverse unless they give up any hope for their own happiness. This novel is compelling and absorbing, and I hope it flies."" --Stephanie Butland, author of The Lost for Words Bookshop ""In this sweeping and gorgeous tearjerker of a historical romance... Hadlow makes both Harriet's passion and her grief leap off the page, creating a stirring portrait of a woman driven by her heart instead of her head. Readers should have tissues at the ready."" --Publishers Weekly (starred review) ""Hadlow follows the stunning The Other Bennet Sister with another richly detailed historical novel... Rules of the Heart is a treasure.... Fans of well-researched historical fiction will be transfixed."" --Booklist
""Within the first few pages I was captivated by Harriet's plight. By the time I'd got to the end I'd almost forgotten I was reading, and felt instead that I had been listening to a friend tell me her story. Janice Hadlow has created a character who I loved and was frustrated by in equal measure. Harriet's desire for love is so human, and the world she lives in almost impossible for women to traverse unless they give up any hope for their own happiness. This novel is compelling and absorbing, and I hope it flies."" --Stephanie Butland, author of The Lost for Words Bookshop
Author Information
Janice Hadlow worked as a television producer and commissioner for most of her career. She graduated with a first-class degree in history from King's College London and has always been fascinated by the eighteenth century. She is the author of A Royal Experiment, a family biography of George III, Queen Charlotte, and their children. The Other Bennet Sister, her fiction debut, was named a best book of 2020 by Library Journal, NPR, and The Christian Science Monitor. It is currently in production as a drama for BBC television.
