The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever was written by Julia Quinn and published by Avon books on June 26, 2007.
The main body of the story is set ten years later, beginning with the funeral for Nigel's unfaithful and shrewish wife.
[4] Romantic Times also nominated The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever for its 2007 Historical Romance of the Year.
[1] In her book The Power of Point of View: Make Your Story Come to Life, Alicia Rasley uses The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever as an example of choosing the point-of-view of the character with the most at risk.
Focusing on the scene where the hero buries his first wife, Rasley notes that choosing to show his perspective instead of the heroine's not only gives the reader the sense of mourning felt by funeral attendees, it also allows the author to give a deeper insight into his personal emotional conflict, making the story even more emotionally wrenching.
The review noted that despite being somewhat "stale", the book was redeemed by "pitch-perfect humor" and a "well-written ... and occasionally tender romance.