Author of The Girl with the Pearl Earring, Tracy Chevalier's second novel Falling Angels is an exceptionally touching story of two young girls who meet at a cemetary on the day Queen Victoria dies. As the country around them, including their families, struggle with the sweeping social changes Edward has brought to the crown, Maude and Lavinia begin a delicate friendship that overcomes even the class lines that separate them. This captivating tale of change, prejudice and moral vision is one not to be missed.