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 familyâs 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 Johnâs abuse escalates can she set in motion a daring plan to secure her freedom.
A story of gaslighting, control and one womanâs fight, An Idle Woman is the true story behind one of the most sensational divorce trials of the nineteenth century.
âRemarkable⌠an engaging and informative readâ Leah Moyes, author of A Polish Nurse
âReading it felt like falling through the cracks of time and witnessing a terrifying fight for freedom first-handâ Meg Ellis, @megsreadingspot
âPowerful, heartfelt and affecting⌠an important story that demands to be readâ Emma Alvey, @emmas.biblio.treasures