. ▁The ▁couple ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Her ▁first ▁novel , ▁O ▁G ente el ▁Lady ! ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁and ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁book ▁for ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁the ▁Month ▁Club . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁A ▁Mir ror ▁for ▁W itch es ▁was ▁published . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁she ▁and ▁Albert ▁H os kins ▁divor ced . ▁Although ▁she ▁retained ▁her ▁married ▁name , ▁she ▁wrote ▁under ▁her ▁ma iden ▁name , ▁Est her ▁For bes . ▁ ▁For bes ▁returned ▁to ▁Wor c ester ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁where ▁she ▁lived ▁with ▁her ▁mother ▁and ▁un mar ried ▁sib lings . ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁her ▁mother , ▁Har ri ette ▁M . ▁For bes , ▁began ▁working ▁closely ▁with ▁For bes ▁on ▁the ▁research ▁for ▁her ▁nov els , ▁often ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁research ▁library , ▁the ▁American ▁Anti qu arian ▁Society . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁Miss ▁Marvel , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁Parad ise ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁The ▁General ' s ▁Lady ▁were ▁published . ▁Each ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁historical ▁nov els ▁set ▁in ▁New ▁England ▁from ▁colonial ▁times ▁through ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Republic . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁break ▁from ▁her ▁fiction , ▁For bes ▁wrote ▁a ▁definit ive ▁bi ography ▁of ▁Paul ▁Re vere , ▁Paul ▁Re vere ▁and ▁the ▁World ▁He ▁L ived ▁In