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Marilyn Kleiber

Short Tales from a Tall Person is a small book with big ideas. Its author describes it as a “…mad pool of stories and poems…a meal with a wide variety of taste and flavor.” She’s right! You’ll laugh and shudder and...
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Catharine Bramkamp

Meet Allison Small – real estate agent extraordinaire! She is delightful, NOT built like Twiggy, and lives in a believable world (well, as real as California can be to the rest of us). She’s smart. She’s competent. She copes with people...
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Elaine Cougler – The Loyalist’s Wife (Book 1 of a trilogy)

On an isolated farm in New York State in the 18th century, Lucy, alone and pregnant, struggles to survive while she waits to hear if her husband is still alive. He has joined Butler’s Rangers, convinced that the “troubles” will be over...
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Catherine Astolfo

Catherine Astolfo is the creator of Emily Taylor. Emily and her artist husband live in a small town where Emily is principal of the local school. The Bridgeman, available on Amazon, is a tale whose characters and plot fasten their claws into you in the...
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M. H. Achmann – Julian’s Crusade

Escape into the exciting world of the Third Crusade. Berengaria, future wife of Richard of England, undertakes a journey of incredible danger. Her escort is Julian, an idealistic knight and a member of her father’s court. After delivering his...
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Maggie Petru - Love, Obey, & Betray

An exciting tale of a man whose anxiety and paranoia lead him down the path of madness. Vlad Horbatsky, survivor of a work camp in WWII, and threatened by the unexpected appearance of his wife’s former lover, convinces himself that the only way to...

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Lavinia

 

"With equal measures of humour and heart, Marilyn Temmer skilfully writes a world from a bygone era. Her characters spring from the page and make us long for a simpler time when dancing meant a waltz." Terry Fallis

Lavinia and her two sisters have changed their names and left their home town in an effort to escape the clutches of their guardian's brother, Cyrus.

Sam Blake recognizes "his lady" at first sight. But he has no idea that the Spencer sisters are independent, business-owning, bicycle-riding modern women.

See what happens when Sam dons sword and shield and endeavors to save his lady from certain ruin.

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The Rational Dress League stated that women’s undergarments should not exceed 7 lbs. (approx. 3.5 kg) in weight.
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In upper class homes, it was customary for the children to see their parents only for short periods of time.
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The 1880s and 1890s saw the advent of the New Woman.
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The New Woman played a key role in redefining gender roles, consolidating women’s rights and overcoming male supremacy.
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In Victorian England it was legal to sell your wife.
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Florence Nightingale deplored the lack of opportunities for women.
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Alexis Soyer was the first celebrity cook. He was in the process of inventing a mobile kitchen carriage for the army at the time of his death.
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Occupations for women not in service included lodging house keepers, tea seller, dressmaker, milliner, toy dealer, grocer, fishmonger and china dealer, amongst others.
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Governesses and companions occupied a grey area in the social hierarchy: they were more than servants, but less than their employers.
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Women of all classes were driven into prostitution through circumstances beyond their control.
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Milliners and dressmakers served apprenticeships for which their parents had to pay.
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Many women did “slop work” – sewing ready-made garments.
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One destitute needlewoman tried to kill her child and herself because she was unable to support them no matter how hard or long she worked.
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Women and children were chattels – the property of their husbands or fathers.
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Many authors in the 19th century drew attention to the plight of seamstresses and other female workers through their novels.
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