Josephine and Harriet
Registered by celticstar of Denbighshire, Wales United Kingdom on 6/29/2007
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
3 journalers for this copy...
Two women, two lives, two very different fates. Josephine is one of the very few female journalists in Victorian England -- not a job for a respectable young woman. Her chosen path is far from easy but she's determined and courageous. Harriet is content to drift from one opportunity to another, from man to man, living by her singing, resorting to prostitution when times get tough. It's a turbulent, unpredictable life -- a way of life which ultimately leads to her untimely end. Josephine is horrified and yet fascinated by the case. If circumstances had been different, Harriet's fate could have been her own. The two women are close in age, their families not so very different. What made one life turn out this way? Betty Burton has based this novel on a real-life tragedy and turns her storytelling talents to exploring the background. She writes of what it means to be a woman in a man's world -- be it the ultimate victim with no control or the one who dares to try to break the mould.
Pre-numbered label used for registration.
Journal Entry 3 by celticstar at BCUK Unconvention 2007 in Brighton & Hove, East Sussex United Kingdom on Friday, June 29, 2007
Released 16 yrs ago (6/30/2007 UTC) at BCUK Unconvention 2007 in Brighton & Hove, East Sussex United Kingdom
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Caught at the BookCrossingUK Un-convetion in Brighton. Rescued from the stacks on the booktable for release at the Caffe Nero Bookcrossing Zone in Ipswich.
Journal Entry 5 by sewfoxie from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk United Kingdom on Friday, November 9, 2007
Caught in cafe nero as I was dropping some books off...
Finally read and a great story...
Finally read and a great story...
Journal Entry 6 by sewfoxie at Caffe Nero IP1 Bookcrossing Zone in Ipswich, Suffolk United Kingdom on Thursday, March 13, 2008
Released 16 yrs ago (3/14/2008 UTC) at Caffe Nero IP1 Bookcrossing Zone in Ipswich, Suffolk United Kingdom
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Left on window sill upstairs...
Left on window sill upstairs...