Author: Noëlle Sickels
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466813741
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
In 1886 Philadelphia, Hanna Willer begins employment as a maid-of-all-work for Isabelle Martin, the pregnant wife of a prosperous shopkeeper. Hanna, fresh from her rural home, is a quietly observant and practical young woman. Isabelle is lonely and restless, dangerously disconted with her life and obsessed with her reckless pursuit of happiness. Yet despite their differences, the two forge an unconventional friendship. But when Mr. Martin dies under suspicious circumstances, and the evidence points to Isabelle, Hanna finds herself thrust into the midst of a murder trial that becomes a touchstone for the shifting values of modern society. As she wrestles with her role, she confronts the attitudes that city life has bred in her--attitudes about what is possible between men and women; what is fair and not fair in the lives of her immigrant friends; and what one person can do in the face of large, powerful forces like the press, public opinion, and accepted wisdom. From the rippling effects of the advent of electricity to labor strikes to the very beginnings of the women's movement, Noelle Sickels delivers an enthralling glimpse of the birthing of modern America and the lives that are forever changed in its wake.
The Shopkeeper's Wife
Author: Noëlle Sickels
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466813741
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
In 1886 Philadelphia, Hanna Willer begins employment as a maid-of-all-work for Isabelle Martin, the pregnant wife of a prosperous shopkeeper. Hanna, fresh from her rural home, is a quietly observant and practical young woman. Isabelle is lonely and restless, dangerously disconted with her life and obsessed with her reckless pursuit of happiness. Yet despite their differences, the two forge an unconventional friendship. But when Mr. Martin dies under suspicious circumstances, and the evidence points to Isabelle, Hanna finds herself thrust into the midst of a murder trial that becomes a touchstone for the shifting values of modern society. As she wrestles with her role, she confronts the attitudes that city life has bred in her--attitudes about what is possible between men and women; what is fair and not fair in the lives of her immigrant friends; and what one person can do in the face of large, powerful forces like the press, public opinion, and accepted wisdom. From the rippling effects of the advent of electricity to labor strikes to the very beginnings of the women's movement, Noelle Sickels delivers an enthralling glimpse of the birthing of modern America and the lives that are forever changed in its wake.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466813741
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
In 1886 Philadelphia, Hanna Willer begins employment as a maid-of-all-work for Isabelle Martin, the pregnant wife of a prosperous shopkeeper. Hanna, fresh from her rural home, is a quietly observant and practical young woman. Isabelle is lonely and restless, dangerously disconted with her life and obsessed with her reckless pursuit of happiness. Yet despite their differences, the two forge an unconventional friendship. But when Mr. Martin dies under suspicious circumstances, and the evidence points to Isabelle, Hanna finds herself thrust into the midst of a murder trial that becomes a touchstone for the shifting values of modern society. As she wrestles with her role, she confronts the attitudes that city life has bred in her--attitudes about what is possible between men and women; what is fair and not fair in the lives of her immigrant friends; and what one person can do in the face of large, powerful forces like the press, public opinion, and accepted wisdom. From the rippling effects of the advent of electricity to labor strikes to the very beginnings of the women's movement, Noelle Sickels delivers an enthralling glimpse of the birthing of modern America and the lives that are forever changed in its wake.
The Burgomaster's Wife. A Tale of the Siege of Leyden
Author: Georg Ebers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Netherlands
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Netherlands
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
The Burgomaster's Wife
Author: Georg Ebers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : German fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : German fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
The Burgomaster's Wife
Author: Georg Ebers
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368343424
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368343424
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
Vicious Wife So Carefree
Author: Ban Mang
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1636893481
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 781
Book Description
The history textbook had a paragraph like this: "Yuan Zhen, one hundred thirty-six years, Li Jinsi will ascend to the throne and change the country's name, 'Qing'. It also symbolizes the birth of the first female emperor in history." However, compared to all of these, what people were more interested in was this empress' love history. Many wild histories did not tell the same story about this empress's past. It was about the empress's wife, the crown prince's wife, and even the royal consort of the king of Pbang ...
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1636893481
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 781
Book Description
The history textbook had a paragraph like this: "Yuan Zhen, one hundred thirty-six years, Li Jinsi will ascend to the throne and change the country's name, 'Qing'. It also symbolizes the birth of the first female emperor in history." However, compared to all of these, what people were more interested in was this empress' love history. Many wild histories did not tell the same story about this empress's past. It was about the empress's wife, the crown prince's wife, and even the royal consort of the king of Pbang ...
The Burgomaster ́s Wife
Author: Georg Ebers
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734051665
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: The Burgomaster ́s Wife by Georg Ebers
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734051665
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: The Burgomaster ́s Wife by Georg Ebers
The Wives of England
Author: Sarah Stickney Ellis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic book
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic book
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Women and Work in Eighteenth-Century Edinburgh
Author: Elizabeth C. Sanderson
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349246441
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
As the first in-depth study of women's experience of work in Scotland before 1800, this book draws on a wide variety of hitherto unexplored sources to throw light on the everyday working activities of women, married and single, successful and deprived, and their role in the urban community. While focusing on Edinburgh, the capital and premier service town of Eighteenth-century Scotland, Dr Sanderson's findings are important in the British context and beyond.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349246441
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
As the first in-depth study of women's experience of work in Scotland before 1800, this book draws on a wide variety of hitherto unexplored sources to throw light on the everyday working activities of women, married and single, successful and deprived, and their role in the urban community. While focusing on Edinburgh, the capital and premier service town of Eighteenth-century Scotland, Dr Sanderson's findings are important in the British context and beyond.
The Family Monitor and Domestic Guide
Author: Sarah Stickney Ellis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marriage
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marriage
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
The women of England
Author: Sarah Stickney Ellis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description