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Helen Humphrey's novel, "Leaving Earth", was chosen as a Notable Book of 1998 by the "New York Times", and won the Toronto Book Award.

An exploration of the search for identity and meaning, capturing the tension between the intellectual yearnings and repressed sexuality of the Victorian age.This is an exploration of the search for identity and meaning, capturing the tension between the intellectual yearnings and repressed sexuality of the Victorian age. Annie arrives at a wealthy country house to work as a maid. She is startled to find herself in a world where desires are possible.