Crooked Pieces

by SarahGrazebrook (Author)

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  Paperback
  2008

  $4.40

  London, 1905. Maggie's new position as a maid lifts her from East End poverty and brings her into the world of the suffragettes, in particular the Pankhursts - icons for a generation of women in search of equality and the right to vote. Before long her life takes another exciting turn when she begins 'walking out' with a young police officer, Fred Thorpe. As Maggie becomes drawn into an increasingly militant battle with the authorities, she is torn between her loyalty to the man she loves and her passionate belief in the cause for which she is fighting. Is Maggie prepared to sacrifice her one chance of happiness for the sake of a future she may never see?

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  Hardcover
  2007

  $3.31

  Maggie seems to be going up in the world. Compared to living with her impoverished family and watching her mother being worn down by childbearing, working as a maid is a big improvement. Her new life allows her to enter a completely different world, the world of the suffragettes and, more than that, the Pankhursts - Emmeline, Christabel and Sylvia - icons for a generation of women in search of justice, equality and the right to vote. Then another new face enters her life - and it's a handsome one at that. Maggie soon falls for young Fred Thorpe and before long they are 'walking out' together. But any joy she feels at their relationship is tempered by the knowledge that he is a police officer and, as such, is the sworn enemy of the women's movement. Drawn into an increasingly militant battle with the authorities and Government, Maggie is torn between her loyalty to the man she loves and her passionate belief in the cause for which she is fighting. She and her comrades are determined to achieve their goal, but just how much is Maggie prepared to sacrifice? A beautifully written and emotionally charged narrative, Crooked Pieces offers a glimpse into our collective past and pays tribute to the women who dared to change history.