Book after Book

By Geoffrey Trease Synopsis: An office worker and an aristocratic young lady become unlikely friends as they work together for women's right to vote. A thrilling story of secret meetings, police oppression and social upheaval, as well as an accurate account of the Suffragette movement in the years before the First World War. How did this book end up in my hands? While walking through the library, a book cover caught my attention. This cover! Was it a page-turner? We all know how the fight for women’s suffrage ended so I didn’t rush to the end. Having read the synopsis, did the book meet my expectations? Yes, it did. On a side note, at first I hadn’t noticed that the author was a man. It shouldn’t matter but for a moment I faltered as it almost seemed nonsensical to be reading a short novel about the Votes for Women struggle written by a man from the point of view of women. It worked though and I’m glad I wasn’t put off. Did I like the ending? Yes, the short novel en...