The Strange Adventures of H

The Strange Adventures of H is the rags-to-riches story of a sharp young woman who loses everything in the 1665 Great Plague of London and, fuelled by an indomitable will to thrive, must build herself back up from nothing. Armed with a ferocious intellect, a quick wit and unabashed ambition, H plots to conquer her foes, sidestep the restrictions of society, and forge a new life for herself and those she’s learned to love. The Strange Adventures of H is funny, shocking, tragic and emotionally captivating.
Dr. Sarah Burton is the author of three works of non-fiction and two books for children. Women in the 1660s are close to her heart – she wrote her PhD on ‘The public woman’: An investigation of the actress/whore analogy 1660-1700.


She served as course director of Cambridge University’s MSt in Creative Writing and has taught at Royal Holloway College, Goldsmiths’ College, the London School of Journalism and the University of Oxford. She has also written extensively for BBC History Magazine and reviews for the Times, Spectator, Guardian and Independent. The Strange Adventures of H is her debut novel for adults.