Vicky is a well-bred
young woman that has been expelled from a French boarding school and sent home to
England in disgrace. Vicky sees this as a disaster because it is keeping her from
creating her art, which is all that matters to her. Her family sees this as a
disaster because they are unsure that the marriage they have hastily arranged
for Vicky will be enough to salvage her reputation. The marriage arrangement is
agreeable to Vicky because she sees it as the means to her end of attending college
and receiving the freedom and independence necessary to continue her art. Her
future seems assured until she inadvertently becomes involved in the suffrage
movement and begins to question what freedom and independence really mean. Add
to this the continued attentions of a handsome police officer sympathetic to
the suffragette cause and Vicky only sees matters further complicated.
Readers seeking a
fun and romantic story with an interesting historical theme will not be
disappointed. This book successfully melds the description of a woman’s plight
in Edwardian England and England’s suffrage movement with the fictional tale of
a girl and her art and first love. The characters are well-drawn and engaging. Real
suffragettes are successfully placed in the story alongside the fictional main
characters giving the suffrage storyline weight. Young readers will swoon with
the romance and also come away with an understanding of women’s rights or lack thereof
during this era. The author includes a helpful appendix with historical
reference to the events and subjects addressed in the book.
MS,HS—ESSENTIAL.
AEB
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