Tag: history
+ art, fiction, history, literature, museum, mystery, mythology, religion, review, short stories, short story, supernatural
Perfect: Stories of the Impossible by Sally Emerson
In these stories of the impossible, master of the domestic thriller Sally Emerson introduces the eerie and supernatural into her keen-eyed portraits of everyday life … A clerk working in a public register office begins to receive death certificates dated in the future, but can she alter fate and save their victims? A woman unable to have children discovers a way of cloning her … Read More Perfect: Stories of the Impossible by Sally Emerson
+ family, female friendship, feminism, fiction, friendship, haunting, Historical fiction, history, literature, loss, love, motherhood, rape, revenge, review, secrets, suffragette movement, supernatural, World War One
The Trial of Lotta Rae by Siobhan MacGowan
Set in suffragette London. Lotta Rae is a working-class 15-year-old, raped by a wealthy gentleman, who makes the brave decision to testify in court. William Lindon is a barrister about to lose everything. Both have decisions to make that will change the course of their lives and the lives of everyone around them for generations to come. Atmospheric historical novel set in 20th-century Suffragette … Read More The Trial of Lotta Rae by Siobhan MacGowan
+ audio drama, Cat on a Piano, feminism, fiction, friends, history, murder, obsession, podcast, radio play, review, Theatrephonic
Dead Medieval Princess by Cat on a Piano Productions / Theatrephonic
Dead Medieval Princess – “she died 700 years ago!” Kate wants her essay to show how personal and political lives merged in Medieval Portugal. But she can’t find any information about a dead princess or that anyone tried to pursue justice. She was murdered by her husband who faced no repercussions. We move to today – at crimes motivated by misogyny. How can we … Read More Dead Medieval Princess by Cat on a Piano Productions / Theatrephonic
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