The Eights by Joanna Miller is an excellent piece of historical fiction. Well written with engaging characters, this book takes us back to 1920 Oxford. For the first time in over a one thousand year history, females are admitted, and they are eager to forge a path.
Now, don't get too excited. This is a tough new world.
Four women, Beatrice, Dora, Marianne, and Otto are in Corridor Eight. They come from all walks of life, each have secrets, and they are driven for different reasons. They also find that there are still many restrictions for women.
cover blurb: The shadow of the Great War still looms providing a turbulent world to navigate. Misogyny is rife, influenza threatens, and the ghosts of war don't always remain dead.
The author obviously did plenty of research. She alternates with back stories for each young lady, and then gives us their daily lives at university. The history, traditions, and now the new paths being forged are presented well.
I enjoyed this book and were proud of these ladies. When you really think about that time period, these young ladies were quite bold and brave. This was my grandmother's era, back in the day in the U.S., and apparently she participated in suffragette parades. It's hard to picture, but The Eights brings the time period to life in England. Well done!
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