Author(s): Belinda Hollyer

Children Non Fiction

There are always two sides to every story and the story of the Suffrage movement is a classic case. Using the alternating perspectives of two key players, Sylvia Pankhurst and Herbert Asquith, Belinda Hollyer brings this vividly to life through the passions and conflicts of real historical figures. It is a gripping story of a remarkable triumph of courage and determination over strenuous, often violent, opposition. The story begins before the First World War with the militant years of hunger strikes, force-feeding, and the cat-and-mouse tactics of the suffragette leaders...