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Octavia [Hardcover]

Beryl Kingston (Author)

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December 1, 2007
Much is expected of Octavia Smith. Growing up a much-loved only child surrounded by family friends like George Bernard Shaw and William Morris, Octavia takes it as a matter of course that she will more than meet those expectations. Her childhood ambition is to change the world, but will the sometimes chaotic and often somber events of the early twentieth century allow her to?

During her university career, Octavia joins the Suffragettes, becoming passionately devoted to the cause . But will the arrival on the scene of the attractive Tommy Meriton give her passions another path to follow?

While the horrors of World War One and subsequent events threaten to tear apart her delicate network of friends and family, Octavia must choose how she make her mark on her time.

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'Beryl Kingston understands how to weave dialogue, character, theme and a thumping love affair into unity' SUNDAY TIMES 'As warm and as astute as ever' ELIZABETH BUCHAN 'Brings a host of lovable people to life' --Mail on Sunday

About the Author

Beryl Kingston was evacuated to Felpham at the start of WWII, igniting an interest in one time resident poet William Blake. Kingston was a schoolteacher until 1985, becoming a full-time writer when her debut novel became a bestseller. Gates of Paradise is her twentieth novel. Kingston lives in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, and has three children and five grandchildren. She is available for interview.

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