White Feathers

Love against all odds and political defiance

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Pub Date 21 Mar 2025 | Archive Date 1 Apr 2025

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Description

In 1913, Irish emigrée Eva Downey receives a bequest from an elderly suffragette to attend a finishing school. There she finds friendship and, eventually, love. But when war looms and he refuses to enlist, Eva is under family and social pressure to give the man she loves a white feather of cowardice. The decision she eventually makes will have lasting consequences for her and everyone around her.

Journey with Eva as she battles through a hostile social order and endeavours to resist it at every turn.

In 1913, Irish emigrée Eva Downey receives a bequest from an elderly suffragette to attend a finishing school. There she finds friendship and, eventually, love. But when war looms and he refuses to...


Advance Praise

Anti-war and anti-patriarchy without ever saying so...a bravura performance of effortless elegance. More, please - Irish Echo in Australia

Anti-war and anti-patriarchy without ever saying so...a bravura performance of effortless elegance. More, please - Irish Echo in Australia


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ISBN 9781036909116
PRICE £1.99 (GBP)
PAGES 396

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