The Disappearance of Lydia Harvey: A True Story of Sex, Crime and the Meaning of Justice
By: Julia Laite
4.13
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
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1. The Covent Garden Ladies: Pimp General Jack & The Extraordinary Story of Harris' List
By: Hallie Rubenhold
2.00
Format: 161 pages, Hardcover
The Covent Garden Ladiestells the story of Samuel Derrick, Jack Harris, and Charlotte Hayes, whose … read more
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2. Lady Audley's Secret
By: Mary Elizabeth Braddon
4.10
Format: None pages, Paperback
This Victorian bestseller, along with Braddon's other famous novel, Aurora Floyd, established her a… read more
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3. Transgender History
By: Susan Stryker
3.96
Format: 236 pages, Paperback
Covering American transgender history from the mid-twentieth century to today, Transgender Historyt… read more
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4. The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
By: Hallie Rubenhold
4.11
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary-Jane are famous for the same thing, though they never m… read more
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- true crime
- historical
- nonfiction
- crime
"As social commentators marvelled, charity was 'frequently derived from the lowest orders"-Hallie Rubenhold, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
"The victims of Jack the Ripper were never 'just prostitutes'; they were daughters, wives, mothers, sisters, and lovers. They were women. They were human beings, and surely that in itself is enough."-Hallie Rubenhold, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
"At its very core, the story of Jack the Ripper is a narrative of a killer's deep, abiding hatred of women, and our culture's obsession with the mythology serves only to normalize its particular brand…"-Hallie Rubenhold, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
"My intention in writing this book is not to hunt and name the killer. I wish instead to retrace the footsteps of five women, to consider their experiences within the context of their era, and to foll…"-Hallie Rubenhold, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
5. The Last Witch of Scotland
By: Philip Paris
3.95
Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition
Being a woman was her only crime. Scottish Highlands, 1727. In the aftermath of a tragic fire… read more
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- historical
6. River East, River West
By: Aube Rey Lescure
4.04
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION Set against the backdrop of developing modern Chin… read more
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- historical
"They each had puzzle pieces that might never lock into a flat smooth hole."-Aube Rey Lescure, River East, River West
"She was alone and grown. And had somehow done the worst thing a Chinese woman could do, whore herself out to a white man"-Aube Rey Lescure, River East, River West
"She told her mother the most important, most devastating thing that had happened to her and somehow it had turned into a fight."-Aube Rey Lescure, River East, River West
"She still said nothing. You are fifteen and this is living life, she thought. She'd be like Serena or Blair or those girls on TV. Powerful."-Aube Rey Lescure, River East, River West
7. A Bird in Winter
By: Louise Doughty
3.68
Format: None pages, ebook
Bird is a woman on the run. One minute, she's in a meeting in her office in Birmingham - the next, … read more
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8. Gone
By: Glenna Thomson
3.97
Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition
A missing girl ... a cold case ... a sister who won’t give up … 'I was there on the day Rebecca … read more
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9. Wild: Tales from Early Medieval Britain
By: Amy Jeffs
3.89
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
By the bestselling author of Storyland.Sheer cliffs, salt spray, explosive sea spume, thunderous cl… read more
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10. The Cryptic Clue (The Tea Ladies, #2)
By: Amanda Hampson
3.91
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Look who's back in hot water! The highly anticipated new novel in The Tea Ladies cosy crime series,… read more
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11. Abolish the Family: A Manifesto for Care and Liberation
By: Sophie Lewis
3.70
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
What if everyone was family? We need to talk about the family. For those who are lucky, families… read more
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12. A Short History of Trans Misogyny
By: Jules Gill-Peterson
4.47
Format: 182 pages, Hardcover
An accessible, bold new vision for the future of intersectional trans feminism, called "one of the … read more
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13. Female Husbands: A Trans History
By: Jen Manion
4.01
Format: 350 pages, Hardcover
Long before people identified as transgender or lesbian, there were female husbands and the women w… read more
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14. The Teacher's Pet
By: Hedley Thomas
4.14
Format: 619 pages, Kindle Edition
If you thought you knew the story of The Teacher's Pet, get ready to be shocked. Hedley Thomas take… read more
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15. Held
By: Anne Michaels
3.66
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A breathtaking and mysterious new novel from the beloved Anne Michaels, internationally bestselling… read more
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"Who can say what happens when we are remembered?"-Anne Michaels, Held
"Do we really need our own misery to teach us to be kind?"-Anne Michaels, Held
"We know life is finite. Why should we believe death lasts forever?"-Anne Michaels, Held
"Would he know the moment of his death or would it be like night falling."-Anne Michaels, Held
16. The Mission House
By: Carys Davies
3.75
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
In The Mission House, Hilary Byrd flees his demons and the dark undercurrents of contemporary life … read more
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17. The Secret Diary of a British Muslim Aged 13 3/4
By: Tez Ilyas
3.85
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
'Essential...A complex blend of overexcited Adrian Mole-like anecdotes mixed with shocking moments … read more
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18. The Creeper
By: Margaret Hickey
4.18
Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition
Victim ... or killer?For the last decade, the small mountain town of Edenville in Victoria’s high c… read more
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19. With Winter Comes Darkness
By: Robbi Neal
4.26
Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition
A terrible accident burns down a family's life on the same day a murder is committed. From the ashe… read more
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20. The Disappearance of Lydia Harvey: A True Story of Sex, Crime and the Meaning of Justice
By: Julia Laite
4.13
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
'Imaginative and compelling, impassioned and powerful, and deeply, deeply moving' Matt Houlbrook, a… read more
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