{"product_id":"dangerous-women-9781405943161","title":"Dangerous Women","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe compelling, gorgeously atmospheric tale of love, betrayal and innocence, inspired by the incredible true story of female convicts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Beautifully written, an epic sea voyage with an intriguing murder mystery . . . an unputdownable read'' \u003c\/b\u003eKATIE FFORDE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''I was thoroughly entranced by the story, and the great murder mystery kept me guessing throughout. A real joy to read''\u003c\/b\u003e 5***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A gorgeous and compelling story with vibrant characters . . . I was fascinated''\u003c\/b\u003e RACHEL HORE\u003cbr\u003e______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKezia Hayter knows these women aren''t dangerous.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne hundred and eighty petty convicts, all sentenced to transportation to Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn board the \u003ci\u003eRajah\u003c\/i\u003e, Kezia makes it her duty to redeem them, enlisting a select few to create an intricate quilt. With each stitch, they are tied closer together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when one woman is murdered, Kezia''s work is threatened. She maintains faith in their innocence, even wh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eHope Adams has woven together an epic sea voyage with an intriguing murder mystery to make an unputdownable read\u003c\/b\u003e -- Katie Fforde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gorgeous and compelling story with vibrant characters. \u003c\/b\u003eI was fascinated by the novel's inspiration and the real life story of the Rajah Quilt -- Rachel Hore\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eintriguing murder-mystery, skilfully written \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003ebursting with colour and life\u003c\/b\u003e -- Lucy Atkins * author of Magpie Lane *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fabulous book with a fascinating premise. A murder mystery drives the story, but it's the characters who keep you entranced as, in the confined space of a long sea voyage, these feisty inventive women negotiate each other and their new world. I loved it\u003c\/b\u003e -- Dinah Jefferies\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003efascinating prose patchwork \u003c\/b\u003eof the women's lives, stitched together by a \u003cb\u003etwisting murder mystery. Engrossing and deeply satisfying \u003c\/b\u003e- over the course of the journey we learn about the \u003cb\u003edesperate lives of these women, \u003c\/b\u003emany \u003cb\u003eguilty only of petty crimes\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eso enjoyed this.\u003c\/b\u003e It evokes an era when justice was cruel, but also how the creation of something like a quilt gave hope and substance to existence. \u003cb\u003eA terrific read\u003c\/b\u003e -- Elizabeth Buchan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDazzling\u003c\/b\u003e. Adams takes the fascination history of a convict ship and \u003cb\u003ebrings it to life in a captivating story filled with intrigue and dark secrets\u003c\/b\u003e. An \u003cb\u003eimmensely satisfying tale of guilt, innocent and second chances\u003c\/b\u003e -- Emma Rous * author of The Au Pair *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWell-written, engaging and thoroughly compelling. \u003c\/b\u003eI love it when \u003cb\u003eforgotten histories \u003c\/b\u003eare brought to light, and touch the reader so that they \u003cb\u003eimmediately want to know more\u003c\/b\u003e -- Elizabeth Chadwick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping exploration of female solidarity in a time of crisis \u003c\/b\u003eand claustrophobia. Hope Adams sets the grubby injustices of a misogynistic legal system against \u003cb\u003ethe beauty of creating a work of art and, through that art, stitching together an unlikely community\u003c\/b\u003e -- Caroline Lea, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHope Adams has skilfully patched a murder mystery into a historical event . . . Masterful plotting, well-drawn characters, and a plausible balance of despair for what was left behind and optimism for what lies ahead add up to an immensely satisfying read\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdams disguises a social-history lesson on women's rights as a gripping period drama and we're here for it\u003c\/b\u003e * Cosmopolitan *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003efabulous, page-turning \u003c\/b\u003enovel that kept me \u003cb\u003egripped\u003c\/b\u003e. Bringing together \u003cb\u003emurder, convicts \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003epatchwork quilting \u003c\/b\u003e- all aboard a ship bound for Australia - it's impossible not to become \u003cb\u003eengaged with these women and their individual plights \u003c\/b\u003e- especially once everyone becomes a suspect -- Jane Harris * author of The Observations *\u003cbr\u003eA ship of convict women - all with their secrets - on the way to a new life in a new land, but facing danger all the way - \u003cb\u003ethis is a locked room mystery to end all locked room mysteries\u003c\/b\u003e! -- Sophia Bennett * author of The Windsor Knot *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fine story of suspense, sisterhood and society, reflecting the harshness of women's lives and their desperation to survive in a world that has scant regard for their wellbeing\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003epage-turning murder mystery \u003c\/b\u003eand a \u003cb\u003erichly-drawn tale of women caught up in a male-dominated world\u003c\/b\u003e, hoping for a better life. Descriptions of the poorer class of women in Victorian England are \u003cb\u003emoving \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eevocative\u003c\/b\u003e, the period details \u003cb\u003eterrifically well-researched. \u003c\/b\u003eI felt \u003cb\u003eI was on that transport ship \u003c\/b\u003ewith those women, \u003cb\u003efacing the storms \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eliving their joys and sorrows\u003c\/b\u003e -- Carol Drinkwater\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCombines historical fiction with tremendously gripping entertainment\u003c\/b\u003e. Who on a ship of convicted women sailing from London to Tasmania is a murderer? -- Amanda Craig * author of The Golden Rule *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA truly engrossing historical 'locked room' thriller\u003c\/b\u003e -- Essie Fox\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003emust-read for lovers of fearless historical fiction\u003c\/b\u003e, and an examination of the shocking treatment of women in our not-too distant past -- Alma Katsu * author of The Deep *\u003cbr\u003eNerves fray, alliances form, and love blooms in this fast paced, well-written novel. This is a great page-turner! * Mystery and Suspense Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eA historical episode artfully adapted in a tale that\u003cb\u003e offers glimmers of hope for women discarded by society\u003c\/b\u003e * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonderful, evocative, moving and suspenseful\u003c\/b\u003e -- Marika Cobbold * author of On Hampstead Heath *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003evivid, cleverly-crafted mystery \u003c\/b\u003ethat will keep the reader turning the pages -- Erica James * bestselling author of Letters from the Past *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's a fantastically exciting story, and a wonderful novel. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere is so much more going on, on the \u003ci\u003eRajah\u003c\/i\u003e, in this unity of women, than a simple love story\u003c\/b\u003e -- Antonia Honeywell\u003cbr\u003eTransforms an actual 19th-century sea voyage of female convicts into a \u003cb\u003estriking drama\u003c\/b\u003e. The ship's young matron chooses a group to sew a presentation quilt, but near their destination, someone stabs one of the quilters. \u003cb\u003eEvocative sketches of those on board reveal the realities of poor women's lives - readers will be rewarded\u003c\/b\u003e * Publisher's Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA murder mystery with a great twist at the end . . . Gripping\u003c\/b\u003e * i *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDangerous Women \u003c\/i\u003eis a successful blend of two genres: \u003cb\u003ea historical novel, inspired by real events, and a murder mystery with a great twist at the end. By the time I was halfway through I was completely gripped, and couldn't put it down\u003c\/b\u003e -- Wendy Cope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn enthralling narrative . . . lays bare the painful lives of these women, far from their homes and loved ones, and feeling the brutal weight of the law\u003c\/b\u003e * Northern Life Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eThis \u003cb\u003eatmospheric \u003c\/b\u003enarrative\u003cb\u003e excels \u003c\/b\u003ein its depiction of the \u003cb\u003erelationship between female prisoners\u003c\/b\u003e - largely petty criminals - and the \u003cb\u003etragic backstories\u003c\/b\u003e that have \u003cb\u003ebrought them together\u003c\/b\u003e * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePacked with atmosphere . . . a terrific read\u003c\/b\u003e * Choice Magazine 'Book of the Month' *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA very fine novel \u003c\/b\u003e- and, like the quilt it celebrates, \u003cb\u003ea work of love\u003c\/b\u003e -- Mick Herron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUtterly compelling \u003c\/b\u003eand as \u003cb\u003efinely wrought \u003c\/b\u003eas the patchwork quilt that inspired the story -- Minette Walters * author of the bestselling The Last Hours *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFascinating. Gives women without one a voice - a storming read\u003c\/b\u003e -- Helena Pielichaty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling, immersive \u003c\/b\u003ebook that \u003cb\u003edeftly weaves its beauty and pathos. \u003c\/b\u003eI'm still thinking about it -- Hilary McKay\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eenthralling \u003c\/b\u003estory, \u003cb\u003einspired \u003c\/b\u003eby \u003cb\u003etrue events\u003c\/b\u003e * Best *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA secret murder on a convict ship transporting women to Australia in 1841 . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethis is an intriguing story, with its root embedded in facts\u003c\/b\u003e -- Andrew Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntriguing . . . [Hope Adams] can stitch a great story\u003c\/b\u003e * Jewish Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn vivid detail, Hope Adams illuminates life in convict quarters on a stinking, storm-soaked ship, and delves into the lives of individual women and the small tragedies that have condemned them to be sent far away, with little hope of return\u003c\/b\u003e * Jewish Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA well-paced page-turner illuminating a forgotten story that reminds us how far we have come\u003c\/b\u003e * Jewish Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePulls you into the heart of its story,\u003c\/b\u003e while \u003cb\u003ecelebrating redemption, rehabilitation and the good in people. \u003c\/b\u003eAll set to the backdrop of a\u003cb\u003e truly fascinating slice of history\u003c\/b\u003e * Phase Eight Book Club *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorical events and characters are cleverly blended into a thought-provoking tale\u003c\/b\u003e * Candis *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdams disguises a social-history lesson on women's rights as a gripping period drama\u003c\/b\u003e * Cosmopolitan *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738980495703,"sku":"9781405943161","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405943161.jpg?v=1720050772","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dangerous-women-9781405943161","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}