A Perfect Hand Workshop & Book TalkA Perfect Hand, set in Victorian England, is the story of Miss Alice Lockey, ladys maid to Lady Jemima Alderwick. Research is one of the greatest pleasures of writing a historical novel, and in A Perfect Hand I tried to accurately present the details both mundane and complex of a Victorian servant's labors. To do her job well, Alice had to be expert in a range of skills, from needlework to hair styling, from the concoction of cosmetics to the repair