This novelist and radio dramatist finds inspiration in new places, old books, and overheard conversations. Writing novels serves as a way for her to discover new insights about the world, history, and herself. Her works invite readers into compelling narratives that often explore the intersection of historical settings and personal journeys.
Ten-year-old Frank's thirteen-year-old sister Elizabeth, invisible since birth, continually causes trouble, forcing the family to move again and again, but Frank wants to stay put and decides to find a way to make her visible.
A literary historical novel about an orphan girl's journey from poverty to film stardom, set against the grand backdrop of World War I Berlin, the cabaret era, the run-up to World War II, and the innovations in art and industry that accompanied it all.
Set against the construction of the Eiffel Tower, this novel charts the relationship between a young widow and an engineer who, despite constraints of class and wealth, fall in love. Seamlessly weaving history and invention, Beatrice Colin takes readers to a revolutionary time.To Capture What We Cannot Keepraises questions about societal expectation and the sacrifices love requires of all of us.
From the author of To Capture What We Cannot Keep, a gorgeously transporting novel set on a Scottish estate, about the heiress and the mysterious woman from India who shows up on her doorstep.