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'A Perfect Hand' is a romp through 19th-century England, with a suffragist twist
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May 25, 2026
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9:09Now PlayingA 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 beneath the shiny historical romanticism. When protagonist and lady's maid Alice partners with an attractive valet to set up their wealthy employers, she discovers there could be more to life than servitude or marriage. But can she make it happen? In today’s episode, Waldman joins NPR’s Elissa Nadworny for a conversation about A Perfect Hand, and its unexpected political edge.
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