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ONE WOMAN CLAIMS THE POWER TO TAKE CHARGE OF HER OWN DESTINY

1838, England: When eighteen-year-old Frances Dickinson impulsively marries Lieutenant John Geils, all her hopes for her future are quickly shattered as she finds there is much about her husband she did not know. A cruel and violent man, John keeps Frances in isolation on his family's estate, while spending her fortune and preying upon their maids.

Frances yearns to break free from her marriage but the law is not on her side. Only when John's abuse escalates can she set in motion a daring plan to secure her freedom.

A story of gaslighting, control and one woman's fight, An Idle Woman is the true story behind one of the most sensational divorce trials of the nineteenth century.

Remarkable an engaging and informative read' Leah Moyes, author of A Polish Nurse

Reading it felt like falling through the cracks of time and witnessing a terrifying fight for freedom

An Idle Woman

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      Publisher: Legend Press Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 6/24/2024
      ISBN13: 9781915643278, 978-1915643278
      ISBN10: 1915643279
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ONE WOMAN CLAIMS THE POWER TO TAKE CHARGE OF HER OWN DESTINY

      1838, England: When eighteen-year-old Frances Dickinson impulsively marries Lieutenant John Geils, all her hopes for her future are quickly shattered as she finds there is much about her husband she did not know. A cruel and violent man, John keeps Frances in isolation on his family's estate, while spending her fortune and preying upon their maids.

      Frances yearns to break free from her marriage but the law is not on her side. Only when John's abuse escalates can she set in motion a daring plan to secure her freedom.

      A story of gaslighting, control and one woman's fight, An Idle Woman is the true story behind one of the most sensational divorce trials of the nineteenth century.

      Remarkable an engaging and informative read' Leah Moyes, author of A Polish Nurse

      Reading it felt like falling through the cracks of time and witnessing a terrifying fight for freedom

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