Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers — escape a life of duty
Small Pleasures, Clare Chambers’ first novel in nine years, was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction and named as
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historical fiction
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell — confinement and escape
In The Marriage Portrait, Maggie O’Farrell breathes life into a young Florentine woman whom history has largely erased. Little is
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None So Blind by Alis Hawkins — seeking justice for the downtrodden
Drive to the far west of Wales and you’ll eventually get to the Teifi valley, officially designated as an area
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On Wilder Seas by Nikki Marmery — a ‘hero’ unmasked
On Wilder Seas was inspired by the true story of an enslaved African woman aboard the Golden Hind during Sir Francis
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Dangerous Women by Hope Adams — stitched in history
Fact and fiction are woven together in Dangerous Women, a tale of female prisoners on a transport ship to Australia and the beautiful Rajah quilt they create.
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