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In 1920s New York, the price of a woman's independence can be exorbitant - even fatal.In 1924 Manhattan, women's suffrage is old news. For sophisticated booklover Julia Kydd, life's too short for politics. With her cropped hair and penchant for independent living, Julia wants only to launch her own new private press. But as a woman, Julia must fight for what's hers - including the inheritance her estranged half brother, Philip, has challenged, putting her aspirations in jeopardy.When her friend's sister, Naomi Rankin, dies suddenly of an apparent suicide, Julia is shocked at the wealthy family's indifference toward the ardent suffragist's death. Naomi chose poverty and hardship over a submissive marriage and a husband's control of her money. Now, her death suggests the struggle was more than she could bear.



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Marlowe Benn

Born near Boston, Marlowe Benn grew up in an Illinois college town along the Mississippi River. Her historical fiction debut, Relative Fortunes, was featured in Amazon's First reads program, and CrimeReads named it one of 2019's best traditional mysteries. She holds a doctorate in the history of books from the University of California, Berkeley. A former editor, college teacher, and letterpress printer, Benn lives with her husband on an island near Seattle.



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