Shades of Milk and Honey
core novel 2010 Glamourist Histories
Record
| First published | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.51 (18,259 ratings, collected 2026-09-14) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780765325563 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Shades of Milk and Honey, published by Mary Robinette Kowal in 2010, opens the Glamourist Histories in a Regency-era England where genteel women are expected to master glamour, an illusory art of magic, alongside more conventional accomplishments like music and needlework. Jane Ellsworth is plain by the standards of her family and neighborhood but exceptionally skilled in glamour, overshadowed socially by her prettier, more conventionally charming younger sister Melody, whose prospects her father hopes to secure through a good marriage. As Jane quietly harbors feelings for a neighbor who values her artistry over appearance, the arrival of a celebrated professional glamourist in the neighborhood, hired to work alongside her, complicates both her romantic hopes and her understanding of her own talent, drawing her toward choices she had not expected to face.
Where it sits
- Universe: Glamourist Histories
- Series: Glamourist Histories core; position 1 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Mary Robinette Kowal
Notes
- From the series record (Glamourist Histories): Core Canon = all five novels; complete sequence, no companion material.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Glamourist Histories: position 1 of 5: next Glamour in Glass (2012)
Sources
- Wikipedia
- reader rating platform
- https://maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/books/shades-of-milk-and-honey/
- Publishers Weekly (author page)
- Wikipedia (Mary Robinette Kowal bibliography)
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