England, 1879. Annabelle Archer, the brilliant but destitute daughter of a country vicar, has earned herself a place among the first cohort of female students at the renowned University of Oxford. In return for her scholarship, she must support the rising women's suffrage movement. Her charge: recruit men of influence to champion their cause. Her target: Sebastian Devereux, the cold and calculating Duke of Montgomery who steers Britain's politics at the Queen's command. Her challenge: not to give in to the powerful attraction she can't deny for the man who opposes everything she stands for
Les filles d'Ennismore Séries
Plongez dans l'Angleterre victorienne, où les femmes osent défier les attentes de la société et remettre en question le statu quo. Suivez les parcours d'héroïnes intelligentes et indépendantes alors qu'elles luttent pour accéder à l'éducation et à l'autonomie dans un monde dominé par les hommes. Ces récits mêlent passion, joutes intellectuelles et romance, captivant les lecteurs par leur force et leur esprit progressiste.
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Portrait of a Scotsman
- 432pages
- 16 heures de lecture
The story revolves around a respectable suffragist who finds herself in a bold confrontation with her unexpected husband, a brooding Scotsman. As an unwilling bride, she navigates the complexities of their relationship while grappling with her commitment to the suffragist movement. The plot explores themes of love, duty, and the challenges of balancing personal desires with societal expectations.