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OverviewIn 1907, Grace Oakeshott faked her own death by drowning. Aged 35, she left a marriage and a successful professional life in England and fled with her lover, Walter Reeve, to New Zealand. What prompted her to do so? Jocelyn Robson traces her life story through social, political and religious reform movements of the fin de siècle period. Full Product DetailsAuthor: J. RobsonPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 1st ed. 2016 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.549kg ISBN: 9781137311832ISBN 10: 1137311835 Pages: 233 Publication Date: 03 February 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction Prologue PART I 1. Radicals in Suburbia 2. Learning Curves 3. Finding Their Own Way 4. 'Another Word for Suicide' 5. 'Fellowship is Heaven' PART II 6. Answering the Call 7. 'Not Much Home About It' 8. Behind Closed Doors 9. Girls in Trades 10. Medical Men PART III 11. A Place to Begin Again 12. 'Ignoble Motives' 13. The Politics of Knitting 14. Landfall 15. After LivesReviewsThis lucidly-written book ostensibly concerns, and resolves, the mystery of Grace Oakeshott's faked suicide in 1907 when she appeared to have drowned off the coast of Brittany. ... The author has written a readable and informative book which will appeal to those interested in local and social history as well as in, this often intriguing, biography. (Brian Lancaster, CHNSS Bulletin, Vol. 157, September, 2016) Author InformationJocelyn Robson has worked as a researcher and teacher in further and higher education and has special interests in women's history and vocational training. Raised in New Zealand and living in London, she is now a fulltime writer. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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