![]() ![]() ![]() Prisoners in the Palace is a compulsively readable historical fiction book with a romantic subplot. Humiliated, but desperate, Liza accepts the position and soon finds herself spying for the princess! Liza’s new duties should include nothing more exciting than arranging hair, assisting with baths and tightening corsets, but she finds herself consorting with newspapermen in Fleet Street, hunting down prostitutes, and learning flash patter like a common thief! Left penniless, Liza is thrilled when a message from her solicitor sends her to Kensington Palace where she has a chance to serve the future queen, Princess Victoria! Unfortunately, Liza’s hopes of becoming a lady-in-waiting are dashed when she arrives at the rundown palace where she is interviewed to become Princess Victoria’s new maid. Seventeen-year-old Elizabeth “Liza” Hastings was anticipating her debut season when both of her parents died in a tragic carriage accident. In 1836, well-bred young ladies looked forward to a debut in London society where they hoped to snare a wealthy gentleman as a husband. Publisher: Chronicle Books (October 2010) ![]() ![]() Prisoners in the Palace: How Princess Victoria became Queen with the Help of Her Maid, a Reporter, and a Scoundrel ![]()
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