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The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

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The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts

In September 1892, Oscar Wilde and his family have retreated to the idyllic Norfolk countryside for a holiday. His wife, Constance, has every reason to be happy: two beautiful sons, her own work as an advocate for feminist causes, and a delightfully charming and affectionate husband and father to her children, who also happens to be the most sought-after author in England. But with the arrival of an unexpected houseguest, the aristocratic young poet Lord Alfred Douglas, Constance gradually --- and then all at once --- comes to see that her husband’s heart is elsewhere and that the growing intensity between the two men threatens the whole foundation of their lives.

The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts
by Louis Bayard

  • Publication Date: August 12, 2025
  • Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction
  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Algonquin Books
  • ISBN-10: 1643755528
  • ISBN-13: 9781643755526