Michael Meyer

An empowering and gripping story of a pioneer of women's rights, written by a critically-acclaimed writer and historian, for fans of Hallie Rubenhold, Hermione Lee, and prize-winning Victorian histories. London, 1877. A petite young woman stands before an all-male jury, about to risk everything. She takes a breath and opens her defence. Annie Besant and her confidant Charles Bradlaugh are...

An empowering and gripping story of a pioneer of women's rights written by a critically-acclaimed writer and historian, for fans of Hallie Rubenhold, Hermione Lee, and prize-winning Victorian histories. Makes the case for Annie Besant as a truly eminent Victorian, as brilliant and fearless as she was beautiful — The Times London, 1877. A petite young woman stands before an...