No Greater Love by Janet Macleod Trotter

No Greater Love by Janet Macleod Trotter

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Raised in the slums of Edwardian Tyneside, spirited and out-spoken Maggie Beaton joins the ranks of the suffragettes but is soon a fugitive, spurned by family and friends. Only passionate trade unionist George Gordon stands by her but as the 1st World War looms, Maggie's endurance will be tested to the limit. A moving family drama.

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No Greater Love by Janet Macleod Trotter

This is a heart-rending novel about one woman's fight for justice and love. Raised in the slums of Edwardian Tyneside, spirited and out-spoken Maggie Beaton joins the ranks of the suffragettes, determined to prove herself to her more wealthy comrades, in particular Alice Pearson, haughty daughter of the powerful local shipbuilder. But the consequences are devastating and Maggie is soon a fugitive, spurned by family and friends.
'Brings a time and place vividly to life and makes compulsive reading' Northern Echo 'Yanks at the heartstrings with characters you really care about ... is written in a style that screams READ ME. The dialogue is sharp and the prose well chiselled.' Sunderland Echo 'Not to be put down until the last page is turned.' The Morpeth Herald 'Compelling and utterly convincing.' Northern Review 'A heart-rending North-Eastern saga from this brilliant storyteller - you'll be hooked!' World Books 'Moving and passionate story of a stubborn, self- willed woman's battle for personal freedom.' Jersey Evening Post

Janet MacLeod Trotter, a British author, has published eight novels, four of which are historical sagas set in the xxth century. The first, The Hungry Hills, was nominated for a Sunday Times award for best author novel, while Las luces de Assam was nominated for a Romantic Novelists' Association award for best novel of the year and is one of Amazon's top ten best-selling titles, with sales in both Russian and French. Janet has also written for adolescent audiences and is the author of numerous short stories for women's magazines, some of which have been collected in the anthology Ice Cream Summer. Beatles & Chiefs, his childhood memories from Durham and Skye in the 1960s, were featured on BBC Radio 4's Home Truths program. In addition, the author has written for The Newcastle Journal, directed The Clan MacLeod Magazine, and is a member of the Romantic Novelists' Society. (www.janetmacleodtrotter.com) Las luces de Assam is the first installment in the Aromas of Tea series, which takes place in the United Kingdom and India.

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ISBN 13 9781908359247
ISBN 10 1908359242
Title No Greater Love
Author Janet Macleod Trotter
Series The Tyneside Sagas
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher MacLeod Trotter Books
Year published 2013-03-08
Number of pages 282
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.