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Romance · 2002 · R

The Tea Rose

by Jennifer Donnelly

A Victorian girl loses everything — and builds an empire from nothing

For17+GenreRomanceLength512 pagesRead time~14.2 hours

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Violence

Very heavy

Jack the Ripper murders in East End London; poverty violence; brutal antagonist

Language

Some

East End dialect and period language; some rough language

Sexual Content

A lot

Passionate love scenes in a sweeping romance; explicit at points

Substance Use

Some

Some period East End drinking

Emotional Intensity

Very heavy

Devastating loss of family; survival under poverty and brutality; the long shadow of trauma and the ferocity of the will to rebuild

What this book is about

Fiona Finnegan grows up in the East End of London with plans for her own tea shop and a love she's certain of. When Jack the Ripper's murders change everything and a brutal man destroys her family, Fiona must survive alone — eventually making her way to New York. The Tea Rose is a sweeping historical saga with passionate romance, East End poverty, and period violence.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Historical violence including serial killer setting

Explicit sexual content

Extreme poverty and suffering depicted

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