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  The Accidental Suffragist

  Galia Gichon

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  It's 1912, and protagonist Helen Fox is a factory worker living in New York's tenements. When tragedy strikes in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, Helen is seduced by the Suffragist cause and is soon immersed, working alongside famous activists. 
   
   
   
  As Helen's involvement with the cause deepens, she encounters myriad sources of tension that test her perseverance: estrangement from her husband, who is blindsided by his wife's sudden activism; ostracization by neighbors; unease at working side by side with wealthier suffragettes; and worry about her children as she leaves them to picket the White House in Washington. 
   
   
   
  The narrative spans World War One and concludes with the triumph of 1919. In a time when the obstacles for women, from any background, were insurmountable, Helen discovers her voice as an independent woman and dreams of equality in a male-dominated society.

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  Yoruba Boy Running - A Novel

  Biyi Bandele

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  “A true artist. A brilliant writer. An original thinker.”—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 
  A captivating, fictionalized retelling of African linguist and clergyman Samuel Ajayi Crowther's miraculous journey from slave to liberator. 
  “Run, Àjàyí, run!” 
  When Malian slave traders invaded the Nigerian town of Òsogùn, thirteen-year-old Àjàyí's life is split in two. 
  Before, there was his childhood, surrounded by friends and family, watched over by the ancient Yorùbá gods of forest and water, earth and sky. 
  After, there was capture, slavery—and eventually release—with Àjàyí, left transfigured, unrecognizable, and now, inthe service of a new god, with a new name and a culture different from the one left far behind. Àjàyí becomes Samuel Crowther—missionary, linguist, minister, and eventually abolitionist, driven to negotiate against his own people to end the evil trade in human beings which destroyed his family and transformed his own life. 
  Drawing on the prolific writings of Samuel Ajayi Crowther, novelist and filmmaker Biyi Bándélé creates a many-voiced, kaleidoscopic portrait of an extraordinary man. From the heart-stopping drama of Àjàyí's last day of freedom to the farcical intrigue of the Òsogùn court; from a meeting with Queen Victoria to consecration as the first African Bishop of the Anglican Church, Samuel Ajayi Crowther’s journey, like all great odysseys, circles back to where he began. By turns witty, moving and revolutionary, Biyi Bándélé's reimagining of Crowther's life is a brilliant tour de force. 
  Cover artwork Chris Ofili, Blind Leading Blind, 2005 © The artist.

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  Esther Kahn - A poor Jewish...

  Arthur Symons

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  The bookshelves of British literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors.  From these Isles their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure.  Among them is the famed Decadent author and poet Arthur Symons.

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  The Troublemaker

  Rexanne Becnel

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  A man seeking vengeance in Scotland instead finds a reckless beauty in this Regency romance by the USA Today–bestselling author of The Matchmaker. When Sarah Palmer is caught trying to elope with a fortune-hunting cad, her family has finally had enough of her scandalous exploits. To teach her a lesson and save her reputation, Sarah is shipped off to stay with her married half-sister in the Scottish countryside. But upon her arrival, Sarah discovers her sister has left for Glasgow. Now without a chaperone, she is determined to show her family she can indeed be a good girl. However, a mysterious American is about to change everything . . . A shocking discovery sends boxer and businessman Marshall MacDougal from Boston to Scotland in search of justice and revenge. But when he sets eyes on Sarah, she stirs a fire in his heart. Sarah, too, feels something inside her after meeting Marshall yet knows she must resist. When she discovers Marshall’s visit to Scotland could mean trouble for her family, however, the pair are soon enveloped in a dangerous game of seduction. Perfect for fans of the Bridgerton series!Praise for the Matchmaker Series “If you like your heroes dark and flawed, then run, don’t walk, to buy The Matchmaker. . . . Becnel gives us true insight into the human spirit and does not stint on creating the ideal atmosphere and recreating the era to near perfection. A powerful love story and a thinking reader’s book.” —RT Book Reviews on The Matchmaker “Once again, Rexanne Becnel delivers a special reading treat. . . . The supporting cast is fantastic, and the story . . . will richly entertain you and have you clamoring for more works by the talented Rexanne Becnel.” —The Belles and Beaux of Romance on The Matchmaker

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  Amazons - Revolution

  Christopher Allen

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  Set in ancient Greece 4,000 years ago, "Amazons - Revolution" tells the story of a society where Amazon women rule as warrior queens while men are enslaved as servants and breeding stock. The protagonist, Damon, is a 25-year-old male servant who has known nothing but oppression his entire life, forced to clean, serve, and submit to the whims of his Amazon mistresses. 
  The story begins when Queen Penthesilea publicly humiliates Damon, but this encounter awakens something within him—a realization that the Amazons, despite their claims of superiority, are mortal and dependent on their male slaves for everything from weapons to food. This revelation sparks the first flames of rebellion in his mind. 
  Damon carefully begins organizing a resistance movement among the male servants, using the palace's hidden passages and service networks to spread his message. The catalyst comes during the brutal Festival of Artemis, where Damon witnesses Amazon cruelty firsthand and sees a gladiator's defiant final act prove that Amazons can bleed and die like anyone else. 
  When Queen Penthesilea departs with half her forces for a military campaign, Damon seizes the opportunity to launch a coordinated uprising. The rebels successfully capture Themiscyra, but their victory is short-lived as Penthesilea returns with her army, leading to a climactic battle. 
  The turning point comes through Hippolyta, the queen's sister, who begins to question the Amazon system of oppression after witnessing the rebels' honor and dignity. In a final confrontation, Hippolyta sacrifices herself to convince her sister that true strength lies in cooperation, not domination. 
  Moved by her sister's dying words and the devastation around her, Queen Penthesilea chooses to end the cycle of violence. She extends her hand to Damon in a gesture of equality, beginning a new era where Amazons and men work together as equals rather than oppressors and oppressed.

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  Expensive Place to Die An

  Len Deighton

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  "For sheer readability he has no peer" —Evening Standard 
   
   
   
  Paris in the 1960s caters for every taste, and nowhere more than at the private "clinic" run by the enigmatic Monsieur Datt on Avenue Foch, which supplies psychedelic drugs and sexual favors to the city's elite—all the while secretly filming guests in order to blackmail them. Into this decadent underworld steps a bespectacled British spy. Sent on what seems like a simple mission, he soon finds himself playing a game where the rules are unknown—and even victory could be fatal. 
   
   
   
  "Take this excellent thriller at a single gulp" —Sunday Times

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