Sex and Suffrage Movement Collide in Diana Forbes’s debut novel, as her spirited heroine, Penelope Stanton, navigates the pleasures and perils of the Gilded Age. Searching for sanctuary in three cities, the young suffragette Penelope will need to discover her hidden reserves of courage and tenacity. During a glittering age where a woman’s reputation is her most valuable possession, Penelope must decide whether to compromise her principles for love.
- Award(s)
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1st Place, 1st prize Chatelaine award for Romance, Missouri RWA Gateway to the Best Contest for Women's Fiction, and shortlist Chanticleer Somerset for Literary Fiction
- Book Website
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http://www.DianaForbesNovels.com
- Contributor(s)
- Diana Forbes
- Publisher
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Penmore Press
- ISBN-13
- 978-1-946409-07-2
- Publication Date
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Mar 6, 2017
- Pages
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392
- Price
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$20.50
- Tags
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#historical
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#romance
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Our Review
(5 out of 5 stars)
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With its mixture of contemporary gutsiness and nineteenth-century manners, this is a delightful exploration of leaving home. Diana Forbes revisits the Gilded Age in this lively, mesmerizing historical romance. "Mistress Suffragette" is a deft portrayal of risky liaisons, the women’s movement,...
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