“Who knew reading about communists could be so much fun?”*

Mrs Engels is  A Best Book of 2015 as named by Amazon.com,  Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and Minnesota Public Radio. “A powerhouse protagonist, Lizzie Burns. . .  is as improbable a subject for historical fiction as she is irresistible.” —Jan Stuart, The New York Times Book Review Very little is known about Lizzie Burns, the illiterate […]

Mrs Engels is  A Best Book of 2015 as named by Amazon.com,  Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and Minnesota Public Radio.

“A powerhouse protagonist, Lizzie Burns. . .  is as improbable a subject for historical fiction as she is irresistible.”
—Jan Stuart, The New York Times Book Review

Very little is known about Lizzie Burns, the illiterate Irishwoman who was the longtime lover of Frederick Engels, co-author of The Communist Manifesto. In Mrs. Engels, his debut novel, Gavin McCrea brings Lizzie to life with a remarkable voice that won’t soon be forgotten. 

“This narrator got me. Wow, did she.” —Kathleen Flynn, The Irish Times

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*—starred review, Kirkus Reviews