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Lynne Leonhardt
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RECOMMENDED BOOK OF THE MONTH
Wonderful to see Step Up, Mrs Dugdale chosen as WritingWA's Book for Month of May - Review & BOOK CLUB NOTES: When Henrietta Dugdale gathers her three young sons to her in the spring of 1867 and runs away from her bigamist husband, she puts into motion events that will lead to her recognition as a hero and trailblazing suffragette for women’s rights in Australia. This novel is based on a true stor
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Finding Jasper
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Step Up, Mrs Dugdale
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Step Up, Mrs Dugdale: A Novel Based On A True Story
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"Really enjoyed this historical fiction novel about Henrietta Dugdale who I had never heard of before. History written by men perhaps. It’s good to find good Aussie fiction giving great characters."
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"There are so many things about the life and this rich story of Henrietta Dugdale, beautifully and meticulously rendered, that make me reflect on the battle for women’s rights. I felt totally drawn into Henrietta’s world, her sufferings with her monst"
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"Leonhardt has a gift for bringing the past alive and her distant aunt’s story is one well worth conjuring. The author's skill in weaving primary sources into the narrative while making it seem seamless earned my admiration. I couldn’t help but read D"
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"Based on the true story of one of Victoria's early suffragettes, Henrietta Dugdale escaped an unhappy marriage to her second husband, leaving behind her three young sons in Queenscliff, to set out on a life as a 'free' woman. Her access to her childr"
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“I do not cough for my own amusement,' replied Kitty fretfully to her Papa in 'Pride & Prejudice”
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“I do not cough for my own amusement,' replied Kitty fretfully to her Papa in 'Pride & Prejudice”
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“They took to silence. They touched each other without comment and without progression. A hand on a hand, a clothed arm, resting on an arm. An ankle overlapping an ankle, as they sat on a beach, and not removed. One night they fell asleep, side by side... He slept curled against her back, a dark comma against her pale elegant phrase.”
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