Like Fire-Hearted Suns

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781761152252 Author(s): Melanie Joosten Format: Paperback Year: 2024 Publisher: Ultimo Press Pages: 416

Description: An Australian WomenA?s Weekly Great ReadThe cost of freedom is sacrifice A‚  London, 1908. ItA?s the dawn of a new century and change is in the air. A‚  When 17-year-old Beatrice Taylor stumbles across the offices of the infamous Pankhursts and the WomenA?s Social and Political Union she begins to realise her future may not be the one she wants. A‚  Her friend Catherine Dawson is too pragmatic to get caught up in the womenA?s suffrage movement. Despite Oxford refusing to award women degrees she is determined to keep apace with her twin brother and pursue a career in science. A‚  Meanwhile, Ida Bennett, recently promoted to head wardress of DX wing at Holloway Prison, has her work cut out for her. The suffragette inmates are refusing to be treated like criminals A? and IdaA?s not having any of it. A‚  This is the story of three women whose lives become entwined A? with the burgeoning womenA?s movement and with each other. Like Fire-Hearted Suns shows how much things have changed for women A? and how much they stay the same.PRAISE A?Like Fire-Hearted Suns, is essential reading, an extraordinary tale that takes us right into the heart of that vital period in history.A? A?A‚ Australian WomenA?s Weekly A?Sometimes a reviewer wants to write this: A?A?I loved this book. You might too. The endA? A?¦ The best art is compelling, and clarifying. The latitude of JoostenA?s imagination has made all these long-dead invisible women visible to us, bringing updated news from the past.A? A?A‚ Sydney Morning Herald A?Thoughtful, intelligent writing with strong, credible female characters, each of whom grapples with the consequences of her choices.A? A? The AgeA?A‚ This historical drama manages to both faithfully recreate a particular setting and time period while also keeping up the thriller pace.A? A?A‚ Vogue Australia A?Like Fire-Hearte