Synopses & Reviews
Every family has its secrets. . . . andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Hazel Louise Mull-Dare has a good life, if a bit dull. Her adoring father grants her every wish, she attends a prestigious school for the Daughters of Gentlemen, and she receives no pressure to excel in anything whatsoever. But on the day of the Epsom Derbyand#8212;June 4th, 1913and#8212;everything changes. A woman in a dark coat fatally steps in front of the king's horse, protesting the injustice of denying women the vote. Hazel is transfixed. And when her bold American friend, Gloria, convinces her to stage her own protest, Hazel gets a taste of rebellion. But her stunt leads to greater trouble than she could have ever imaginedand#8212;Hazel is banished from London to her familyand#8217;s sugar plantation in the Caribbean. There she is forced to confront the dark secrets of her familyand#8212;secrets that have festeredand#8212;and a shame that lingers on.
Synopsis
A teen girl in the British Caribbean in 1913 comes face-to-face with the suffragette movement and slavery in Hearn's follow-up to "Ivy."
Synopsis
London, 1913. Hazel Louise Mull-Dare has a good life, if a bit dull. Her adoring father grants her every wish, she attends a prestigious school for young ladies, and she receives no pressure to excel in anything whatsoever. But when an American friend convinces Hazel to take a stand for women’s suffrage, her rebellious stunt lands her in more trouble than she ever could have dreamed: Hazel is banished to her grandparent’s sugar plantation in the Caribbean. There she is forced to confront the dark secrets of her family—secrets of slavery—and a shame that lingers on.
About the Author
andlt;bandgt;Julie Hearnandlt;/bandgt; was born in Abingdon, England, near Oxford, and has been writing all her life. After studying to be a journalist, she worked in Australia and lived in Spain, before returning to England, where she worked as a features editor and columnist. She is now a full-time writer. Her first book published in the United States was andlt;iandgt;The Minister's Daughter.andlt;/iandgt;