Fonseca

<b>Named a Top 10 Historical Fiction Book of 2025 by the <i>New York Times Book Review</i><br>Named a Best Book of the Year by <i>Esquire</i>, <i>Kirkus</i>, and the <i>Chicago Tribune</i> Biblioracle<br>Named a Best Historical Fiction Book and Best Audio Book of the Year by <i>Bookpage</i><br>A <i>New York Times Book Review</i> Editors’ Choice<br><br>“Kane’s remarkable excavation of this interlude, including real letters from Valpy, drips with juicy conflict and detail.” —<i>Los Angeles Times</i><br><br>“A fable with heart and a searching investigation into what makes a marriage endure.” <i>—Boston Globe<br><br></i>“A marvel of sharp concision.” <i>—Wall Street Journal<br><br></i>“A daring book . . . fresh and beautiful.” <i>—Chicago Tribune</i><br><br>The story acclaimed English author Penelope Fitzgerald never wrote, of her real-life journey to Mexico with her son in search of a much-needed inheritance, by Jessica Francis Kane, bestselling author of <i>Rules for Visiting</i></b><br><br>Penelope Fitzgerald’s charming husband is a struggling alcoholic, the London literary magazine they edit together is on the brink of bankruptcy, and she is pregnant with their third child. When she receives a mysterious letter dangling the possibility of an inheritance, Penelope sees a creative and practical lifeline that might save them. Based on Fitzgerald’s momentous 1952 trip to northern Mexico before she was famous, Jessica Francis Kane’s brilliantly imagined <i>Fonseca</i> is both a treasure hunt and a love story.<br><br>Blending history, biography, and fiction, Kane has created an enthralling world while telling a story about how far someone might go in pursuit of a dream.