The Unruly Passions of Eugenie R. was good. It could have been excellent had the editor (errr author) had a better editor. When beautiful writing bogs down the narrative, you’re in trouble. When your scattering of French phrases becomes a distraction, you’re in trouble.
Other than that – well done.
France in the mid to late 1800s wasn’t a cake walk for women, in case you didn’t know that. #patriarchy. 😉