Family
Enola’s stricter older brother who wants to send her to finishing school.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
This book was given to Enola on her birthday.
What is "The meaning of Flowers"?
On the day she left, Eudoria Holmes wore clothing unusual for her.
What is a bustle or tournure?
Enola’s name spelled backwards reveals this word, reflecting her independent nature.
What is “alone”?
This era defines the strict social rules Enola rebels against.
What is the Victorian era?
This family member teaches Enola independence and unconventional thinking.
Who is Eudoria Holmes?
Sherlock is appalled when he finds these thorny, untamed bushes in Ferndell Park.
What are wild roses?
This is Enola’s favorite type of clothing.
What are knickerbockers?
Enola helps this young nobleman in danger.
Who is Viscount Tewkesbury?
This activity, considered shocking for a woman at the time, was something Enola enthusiastically did, surprising not only the vicar’s wife but others as well.
What is cycling?
This kind and caring person looks after Enola.
Who is Mrs. Lane?
This was the first clue Enola received from her mother, using the language of flowers.
What are chrysanthemums?
The seamstress ordered this device for Enola to give her a beautifully proportioned bust.
What is an amplifier?
This criminal disguised himself as this character to try to get ransom money.
Who is Madame Laelia Sybil de Papaver?
In the 19th century, this was considered the main role of a woman.
What is a housewife?
This person inherited the family estate after his father’s death.
Who is Mycroft Holmes?
Enola sees “Send Iris, please” in a newspaper; in the language of flowers, “Iris” conveys this.
What is a message?
With the help of this clothing piece, she cuts the ropes around her hands.
What is a corset?
Enola’s first case involves the disappearance of this person.
Who is her mother?
These women campaigned for the right to vote in the late 19th, challenging traditional roles for women.
Who are suffragettes?
Enola wants to be accepted, respected, and loved by these family members.
Who are Sherlock’s brothers?
Enola adopts this alias, Ivy Meshle, and its first part refers to a plant whose meaning in the language of flowers symbolizes...
What is ivy, symbolizing fidelity?
For upper-class society, it was normal to wear this type of clothing.
What is clothing customized by a seamstress?
How does Enola’s mother communicate with her in the end?
What is a cipher in a newspaper?
Enola challenges this societal belief about women’s roles.
What is that women should be passive and dependent?