Sixpenny Octavo by Annick Trent Book Review
Sixpenny Octavo by Annick Trent is a sapphic historical romance set in 1790s Britain. Clockmender Hannah Croft’s friend Molly has been arrested for her connections to a Jacobin Club and
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Sixpenny Octavo by Annick Trent is a sapphic historical romance set in 1790s Britain. Clockmender Hannah Croft’s friend Molly has been arrested for her connections to a Jacobin Club and
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