Isabella Thorpe enjoys fixing everybody’s problems except her own.
But when she arrives in Mayfair to sort out the Braithwaite family, it is Isabella who finds herself in the biggest trouble of all.
Isabella's Mission by
Ali Murphy
About Isabella's Mission
Isabella Thorpe has a remedy for everyone’s troubles—except her own.
Sent from Manhattan to Mayfair to give her exasperated father some peace, she takes on the chaotic Braithwaite household with brisk efficiency.
Organizing a wayward brother, a rebellious suffragist, and the heir’s ill-advised engagement should be child's play.
But as she works to steer buttoned-up Percy Braithwaite toward his intended bride, Isabella faces the one complication she cannot manage: falling for the groom.
Cast of Characters
Real historical figures in italics
Characters who appear in other New Women of Mayfair novels feature in parentheses.
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Isabella Thorpe, 23, busybody
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Caspar Donoghue, Chicago entrepreneur
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Arthur Thorpe, Isabella’s father
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London
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Percy Braithwaite
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Jacob Worthing (Georgia’s Lesson)
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Jackson, boxing trainer
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Diana Derbyshire, Percy’s fiancée
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Dorian Derbyshire, Diana’s brother
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Stephens, the Braithwaite’s footman
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Mulcaster, school acquaintance of Percy and Jacob (Georgia’s Lesson, Eleanor’s Gamble)
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Hubert Braithwaite, Percy’s eight year old brother
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Mary-Jane Braithwaite, Percy’s six year old sister
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Mabel Addersley aka The Adder, Mary-Jane’s governess
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Jam-Jam, a parrot
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Lady Desdemona Braithwaite, Percy’s mother
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Cordelia Braithwaite, Percy’s 18 year old sister
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Theo Braithwaite, Cordelia’s twin brother
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Mr Humphries, the Braithwaite’s groom
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Miss Robinson, headmistress of the Whitechapel School for Girls
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Miss Marchant, an enthusiast for the occult
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Monsieur Lafayette, spirit-medium
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Tom, enthusiast for dog-fighting
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Billy, Tom’s mate
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Agatha MacKenzie, suffragist
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Captain Prendergast, veteran of the Boer War
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Daisy Allen, star footballer
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Lady Florence Dixie (Georgia’s Lesson, Eleanor’s Gamble)
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Lord Bambrough, aka Temperance Bambi, friend of Percy (Georgia’s Lesson)
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James, friend of Theo
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Molly, maid at 10 Berkeley Square, sweetheart of Stevens
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Mr Jack, blackmailer and gangster
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Lord Reginald Braithwaite, husband to Lady Desdemona, father to Percy, Cordelia, Theo, Hubert and Mary-Jane
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Sarah Bernhardt, the great French actor
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Gerard du Maurier, actor (father of Daphne)
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Mary Hudson, aka Nettie Honeyball, legendary footballer (Georgia’s Lesson)
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Jeffrey Johnson, chancer
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Mabel, Jeffrey Johnson’s aunt.
Historical context, influences & guide to locations
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Historical Context - Learn more about this exciting and unsettling time of change.
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Influences & Research Notes - Take a look at some of the books I used for my research and get some ideas for further reading.
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Peoples, Places & Peculiarities - Here's a quick guide to some of the real people and locations I've used in Isabella's Misison.
