Louisa Treger's earnest, carefully researched first novel spotlights a neglected pioneer of 20th-century literature: Dorothy Richardson

Washington Post

The Lodger is an evocative, beautifully written first novel. Set against the backdrop of the early 20th century, Louisa Treger conjures up her characters and the turbulence of an era when women were fighting for emancipation with conviction. Dorothy Richardson's journey to finding her own literary feet through her illicit relationship with the novelist H.G. Wells is moving and revealing. A very accomplished debut novel.

Lucinda Riley

A gripping debut about creativity, forbidden passions and what happens when you break the rules. Dorothy Richardson is a heroine for our time

Daisy Goodwin

Treger's writing flows easily and the book is impeccably researched, making this an enjoyable read.

Kirkus Reviews

Treger certainly whets the appetite to know more of the real-life "Lodger" - and to add Pilgrimage to the reader's wish-list.

The Jewish Chronicle

Louisa has managed to make not one, but two author gods, completely human, and thus more relatable. It really is an exceptional novel.

Women 24