Nevertheless She Persisted by Jon Walter
Clara and Nancy, two sisters working in Holloway Prison in 1913, find themselves face-to-face with imprisoned suffragettes: women fighting for the same freedoms they want for themselves. Soon Nancy is drawn to one inmate in particular - the enigmatic 'Duchess' - and decides to follow her into the fight. But Clara is torn by the very laws her sister has chosen to try to change. She's fallen in love, and yet marriage would mean giving up the job she loves, and losing her independence forever. How can she possibly choose between the two sides of her heart and not lose a part of herself?
This is a wonderfully written story of two sisters coming of age in a time of upheaval and social change; a story about protest and politics, class war and gender warNancy and Clara are fabulously well-drawn characters and this book will appeal to girls who like strong female leads * Historical Novel Society Magazine *
Jon Walter is inspired by the power of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. A former photojournalist, he took pictures of the people we rarely get to see, and as a writer he listens out for the quieter voices of those that don't get heard. Here, inspired by the suffragette movement, he explores how it was the everyday decisions of women over their own lives that made its success inevitable. Jon's previous books, Close to the Wind and My Name's Not Friday, were also published by DFB, and have been shortlisted for numerous awards.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781788450256 |
| ISBN 10 | 1788450256 |
| Title | Nevertheless She Persisted |
| Author | Jon Walter |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | David Fickling Books |
| Year published | 2018-09-06 |
| Number of pages | 330 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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