The Fraud

Zadie Smith's first historical novel, featured as an instant bestseller and acclaimed by major publications, explores themes of truth, storytelling, and social justice set against the backdrop of Victorian England and Jamaica. The narrative weaves together real historical events, such as the Tichborne Trial, with fictional perspectives from characters like Eliza Touchet, offering a nuanced look at class, race, and identity. Praised for its meticulous research and vivid storytelling, the book bridges the worlds of the rich and poor, the free and enslaved, creating a compelling and richly layered literary experience.