(The design was created by the same guy who created the design for Neil Gaiman's novel STARDUST)

There are many differences of Susanna Clarke from JK Rowling. Although both writes about magic, while Rowling gave more attention on the whole studies of magic and more about a boy's adventure in fantasy, Clarke indeed focuses on the adult side of understanding of 'magick'. And the relationship between the human world and the sidhe; commonly known in malay society as 'orang bunian' whereas she calls them the Faeries.

And it seems that Clarke loves the Faeries very much to focus on this subject in The Ladies of Grace Adieu' after the introduction of the faery 'the man with thistled hair' and the legend of the Raven King in her debut 500 pages novel 'Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrel'. TLOGA is a compilation of short stories pertaining magic and the subject of faeries. Clarke indeed makes...

What the hell am I talking about... writing like a boring book review. Sheesh

Okay so.  Unlike Rowling, Clarke focused more on the sinister side of magic; the lots of deceit and lies of the world of these faeries. There are 8 short stories other than the title story, each with its own quirkiness. Such as Mrs Mabb; a story about Mrs Mabb who was always heard of but never seen. Venetia Moore who had just return from nursing a friend was told by her sister that her 'boyfriend' is now smitten with Mrs Mabb and had leave everything even his militia to be with her. It triggered a 'war' between Venetia and Mrs Mabb which finally made her realized that Mrs Mabb isn't JUST an old widow she heard about. Mr Simonelli or The Fairy Widower tells a story of a clergyman (Mr Simonelli) who just realized that the first man he met when he came to his new parish is a Fairy widower who would abduct anyone he wants for his amusement and don't care what happened to them later. When the fairy widower suddenly wanted a new wife and had his eyes on the five sisters of Mr Simonelli's patronage, Mr Simonelli made it his mission to destroy the fairy widower once and for all. If you are familiar with the Raven King (John Uskglass) from 'Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrel', there is also a story about him, and how a charcoal burner who has nothing was able to defeat John Uskglass; the world's greatest magician. Other good ones are in the likes of 'Duke of Wellington misplaces his horse' and 'Antickes and Frets' 

However might I advise those who wanted to read this to first read Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrel since this book of short stories are somehow related to the subject of magick as she created in JSMN, for example, in The Ladies of Grace Adieu Jonathan Strange was in the story and it is actually a little part from JSMN book. Readers who started on LOGA without first read JSMN would find it puzzling at first because Susanna Clarke is one of the most peculiar writer I've ever seen. 

I love it because I love JSMN and I love peculiarity and how she can turn a simple history into a world of magic.
I may not ADORE it due to her underlining messages by the end of most stories, such as in 'The Duke of Wellington MIsplaces His Horse'

This may not be the book for you though, if you have a linear thoughts and not at all amused with magic and myths.