Published: Nov. 10, 2011
Words: 89141 (approximate)
Language: English

Ebook short description

This novel is dedicated to ‘successive generations of women who refused to know their place’ which sums up the story. Spanning from 1868 to 1966, it describes the efforts of a few women, all of whose lives are linked in various ways, to achieve the emancipation of all.

Extended description

Spanning from 1868 to 1966, the novel is about the efforts of a few women to achieve the emancipation of all.

Part One
Mary is eighteen when she marries Daniel, and finds herself legally imprisoned in her own house.Her eventual escape leads her to a very different lifestyle.
Part Two... (Read more) Spanning from 1868 to 1966, the novel is about the efforts of a few women to achieve the emancipation of all.

Part One
Mary is eighteen when she marries Daniel, and finds herself legally imprisoned in her own house.Her eventual escape leads her to a very different lifestyle.
Part Two
Mary’s daughter, Elizabeth, qualifies as a doctor in 1903, becomes a militant Suffragette. She suffers sexual abuse and imprisonment.
Part Three
Kitty commences her nursing career at the Military Hospital in Southampton in 1914 and soon finds herself at the Front Line.
Part Four
In 1925, Hyacinth, Elizabeth’s daughter, marries an actor, and goes with him to Hollywood with some extremely frightening and unforeseen consequences.
Part Five
Finding herself pregnant at fifteen, Kitty's daughter Charlotte runs away and attempts suicide. Believed dead, she assumes another identity.
Part Six
Esther, Charlotte's daughter, is a successful concert pianist. She abandons her career on marrying, a decision that she lives to regret.
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Tags

hollywood, women, rape, ww2, ww1, emancipation, suffragettes, victorian mental hospitals, illegitamacy

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Review by: Alison Richardson on Dec. 16, 2011 :
Brilliant!! The characters really come to life and this is a 'must read' for all women - and men! Looking forward to the next novel from Sally Patricia Gardner.
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Review by: ALEX EDE on Dec. 16, 2011 :
What a thought provoking book - having some (but not much) understanding of this period, this book really brought to life the struggle of these pioneers and the impact they have had on future generations. Wow!
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Review by: Denis Langley on Nov. 11, 2011 : (no rating)
A very thought-provoking novel highlighting the struggles and battles of a group of women to achieve recognition and acceptance in what was then a very much male dominated world. To benefit from it fully, one must try and put oneself in their place, seeing the inequalities and unfairness that was all too often part of their lives. The frustration they must have experienced comes across strongly. A must to read.
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