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'A Perfect Hand' is a romp through 19th-century England, with a suffragist twist

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May 25, 20269:08Arts

A Perfect Hand has all the ingredients of a charming Victorian romance novel: a scheming matchmaker plot, an upstairs-downstairs dynamic, and a hefty dose of petticoats. But author Ayelet Waldman also explores what lies...

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Published May 25, 2026, 9:08 long, audio available.

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