The Secret Book Society: A Conversation with Madeline Martin

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Mon Sep 08 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

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The Gilded Page | Tarpon Springs, FL

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Join The Gilded Page as we welcome New York Times bestselling author Madeline Martin to celebrate her new release, The Secret Book Society.
About this Event

Join The Gilded Page bookstore on Monday, September 8th at 7 PM as we welcome New York Times bestselling author Madeline Martin to celebrate her latest release, The Secret Book Society, a captivating new historical novel, set in Victorian London about a forbidden book club, dangerous secrets and the women who dare to break free.

Madeline will be in conversation with Eliza Knight, author of Confessions of a Grammar Queen. Books will be available for purchase during the event, however we recommend preordering to guarantee your signed copy.

PREORDER YOUR COPY HERE.


ABOUT THE BOOK: You are cordially invited to the Secret Book Society...

London, 1885: Trapped by oppressive marriages and societal expectations, three women receive a mysterious invitation to an afternoon tea at the home of the reclusive Lady Duxbury. Beneath the genteel facade of the gathering lies a secret book club--a sanctuary where they can discover freedom, sisterhood and the courage to rewrite their stories.

Eleanor Clarke, a devoted mother suffocating under the tyranny of her husband. Rose Wharton, a transplanted American dollar princess struggling to fit the mold of an aristocratic wife. Lavinia Cavendish, an artistic young woman haunted by a dangerous family secret. All are drawn to the enigmatic Lady Duxbury, a thrice-widowed countess whose husbands' untimely deaths have sparked whispers of M**der.

As the women form deep, heartwarming friendships, they uncover secrets about their marriages, their pasts and the risks they face. Their courage is their only weapon in the oppressive world that has kept them silent, but when secrets are deadly, one misstep could cost them everything.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Madeline Martin is a New York Times, USA Today, Publisher's Weekly, and international bestselling author of historical fiction and historical romance with books that have been translated into over twenty-five different languages.

She lives in sunny Florida with her two daughters (known collectively as the minions), two incredibly spoiled cats and a man so wonderful he's been dubbed Mr. Awesome. She is a die-hard history lover who will happily lose herself in research any day. When she's not writing, researching or 'moming', you can find her spending time with her family at Disney or sneaking a couple spoonfuls of Nutella while laughing over cat videos. She also loves research and travel, attributing her fascination with history to having spent most of her childhood as an Army brat in Germany.

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