It's 1812 and Lady Augusta and her twin sister Lady Julia, aged 42, are working behind the scenes to right some wrongs. Their parents are dead and their younger brother, who is now head of the family, tries to hold the reins over them since they are both unmarried. Augusta and Julia are different in temperament. Augusta is not afraid to speak up, while Julia is more the peacemaker. They work well together, along with their butler Weatherly, and eventually with a former Lord who is on the run because he was found guilty of killing another man in a duel and is supposed to be serving out a prison term in Australia. Over the course of the book, the women, along with their allies, work to save a number of women and children from mistreatment, as secretly as possible.
The book's setting in the 1800s belies its modern feeling, and the strong wishes that the women have to help those in great need. There is some talk about whether God exists, women's rights (or rather, the lack of them), and more. The book ends after their third adventure, but before all the details can be worked out. However, I hear that a sequel is in the works.
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