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OverviewLavender Reed, Bow Street Runner and his daughter, Calista, you may have met in my earlier book, Murder Most Foul (2021). Cally, as she is known, is Anglo-Indian. The present story is set in the first half of the 19th century, during the Napoleonic wars and the Regency period. Cally and her adoptive sister, Polly, rebel against almost every rule in the book. At a time when most young women of their class are housebound, decorous and docile, the sisters are activists in the causes of prison reform, the abolition of slavery and the long campaign for universal suffrage. In 1820, they are party to the Cato Street conspiracy. They attend Quaker meetings, although atheist. Their dress is often unorthodox, including breeches when always riding astraddle, never side-saddle. They make no secret of their love for each other, when sapphic love is unknown or unmentionable. They share the mothering of an adopted black orphan girl, whose mother was a slave from Benin. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Colin YardleyPublisher: Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd Imprint: Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.406kg ISBN: 9781803815374ISBN 10: 180381537 Pages: 372 Publication Date: 21 September 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |