Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Wilder Rose | 2013 | Susan Wittig Albert | Buy |
| 2 | Loving Eleanor | 2016 | Susan Wittig Albert | Buy |
| 3 | The General’s Women | 2017 | Susan Wittig Albert | Buy |
| 4 | Someone Always Nearby | 2023 | Susan Wittig Albert | Buy |
Susan Wittig Albert’s four standalone novels step away from her mystery series to focus on historical fiction rooted in the lives of real women. A Wilder Rose (2013) reexamines the writing partnership between Laura Ingalls Wilder and her daughter Rose Wilder Lane, drawing on their letters and journals to explore who really wrote the Little House books. Loving Eleanor (2016) tells the story of journalist Lorena Hickok and her intimate relationship with Eleanor Roosevelt during the turbulent 1930s and 1940s.
The General’s Women (2017) follows Kay Summersby and Mamie Eisenhower, two women in love with the same man during World War II, told from three alternating perspectives. Someone Always Nearby (2023) recreates the decade-long relationship between Georgia O’Keeffe and Maria Chabot, the young writer who managed O’Keeffe’s household and built her famous Abiquiu studio. All four novels are grounded in extensive archival research, and Albert has said she is drawn to women whose contributions were minimized or whose stories were told by others.