The Victorian period and setting informs India Holton’s worldbuilding for the Wisteria Society. What are the similarities and differences between the real Victorian England and Holton’s interpretation of Victorian England?

How are gender roles and dynamics explored throughout the text? In what ways do various characters subvert or challenge traditional gender roles?

Explore the role literature and poetry play in The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels. How do different characters interact with literature and poetry? What do these interactions reveal about characterization, motives, and/or the novel’s key ideas?