The Double Standard Sporting House
A Novel
$31.99
- Paperback
328 pages
- Release Date
20 January 2026
Summary
For fans of Ariel Lawhon’s The Frozen River, debut historical fiction about a brothel nurse in nineteenth-century New York City who fights brutality in the sex trade and pioneers treatments for survivors of sexual violence.
A high-class brothel that entertains New York’s most powerful men, the Double Standard Sporting House funds a free clinic for women. When the Tammany Hall criminal syndicate takes over the city in 1868 and starts kidnapping girls, the house’s owner Nell “D…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798896360520 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Nancy Bernhard |
| Publisher: | She Writes Press |
| Imprint: | She Writes Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 328 |
| Release Date: | 20 January 2026 |
| Weight: | 209g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm |
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“An eloquent, emotional historical novel with a charged critique of society’s double standards.”—Kirkus Reviews “This inventive novel manages to bring the chaos of 1868 New York City into shocking focus… . A moving story that captures the hypocrisies facing women of every era.”—Sara Donati, New York Times best-selling author of The Gilded Hour and Where the Light Enters “A thought-provoking exploration of the hard work and heart one woman puts into serving those who have suffered sexual violence. Bernhard reveals with care how the kindness of one soul can bring healing and second chances.”—Marjan Kamali, New York Times best-selling author of The Lion Women of Teheran and The Stationary Shop
About The Author
Nancy Bernhard
Nancy Bernhard is a journalism historian and yoga teacher, fascinated by how survivors of political and sexual violence heal through storytelling and movement. She was born in Brooklyn, and lives with her family in Somerville, Massachusetts.
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