Anthony Trollope was one of the great English writers of the famous Victorian era. Trollope was prolific and his books often centered around the important political, social, and gender issues of his time. Trollope wrote the classic Chronicles of Barsetshire novels as well as The Way We Live Now, a satirical novel that is often ranked as one of the finest in Victorian era literature.

Rachel Ray is a novel that tells the story of a young woman who is forced to end her engagement due to bad rumors surrounding her fiance by members of her community.