Katharine Quarmby Livres
Katharine Quarmby est une auteure et journaliste dont le travail explore des questions sociales complexes et des relations intergroupes. Ses écrits de non-fiction investiguent des thèmes tels que la violence d'honneur, la relation souvent difficile entre les populations sédentaires et les communautés roms, romanis et de voyageurs, ainsi que les complexités de l'adoption interraciale. Le journalisme et les livres de Quarmby mettent fréquemment en lumière les luttes des groupes marginalisés, dans le but de combler les fossés et de promouvoir la compréhension. Sa vaste couverture des crimes de haine contre les personnes handicapées et des échecs systémiques rencontrés par les personnes handicapées lui a valu une reconnaissance et des prix significatifs, démontrant son engagement dans le journalisme d'investigation et le plaidoyer.
A gripping, atmospheric tale of two women, destitute, and in love in 19th century London. In the quiet Waveney Valley of Norfolk, 1813 the body of a woman – Mary Tyrell – is found. She’s been accused of murdering her own newborn, and has taken her own life.Her young daughter, Hannah, is left behind, and, with her world turned upside down, she is sent to the “Refuge for the Destitute” in the bustling big city, London, where she will be trained for a life of domestic service.It is at the Refuge that Hannah meets Annie Simpkins, a fellow resident. Together Hannah and Annie forge a friendship that deepens into a passionate love affair. But the strength of their illicit bond is put to the test when the girls are caught stealing from the laundry and sentenced to be transported to Australia—perhaps never to have their paths cross again.A gripping, atmospheric tale that brings to life the forgotten voices of the past – convicts, servants, the rural poor – as well as a moving evocation of love that blossomed in the face of prejudice and ill fortune.