The Queen of Whale Cay by Kate Summerscale (All Editions)
Marion ‘Joe’ Carstairs was a powerhouse of wealth and refusal. She wore men’s clothes, raced boats, and eventually bought her own island—Whale Cay—where she played monarch to a private kingdom. She was a walking disruption, an heiress who spent her fortune building a life that had zero space for conventional femininity. Summerscale doesn’t write a … Read more