This was a really thought-provoking book which has changed my outlook on life. I know this sounds dramatic but it's true.
This novel follows the story of Vee Moon, a photographer and Leonie Barratt both militant feminists in the 1970s/1980s. It flips between the modern world where Erica is putting on an exhibition of Vee's photographs and the past during various feminist marches and events including the Dagenham Ford factory and Miss World..
I have always thought of myself as a feminist - wanting equal rights and opportunities - but when presented with the extreme views of Leonie and Vee I found myself becoming annoyed. However, much of what is presented in the voices of the protagonists is true and this has leaked into my daily life where sexist attitudes are suddenly highlighted more.
The fact that this book annoyed me, but I kept reading is a testament to the fantastic job the author has done of researching the topic, character development and plot. She intersperses true facts about the feminine movement in the 1970s and 1980s with the lives of Vee and Leonie to such a successful extent I wondered if they were in fact real people.
I thoroughly recommend this book as it will be one that will stay with me for some time.
This novel follows the story of Vee Moon, a photographer and Leonie Barratt both militant feminists in the 1970s/1980s. It flips between the modern world where Erica is putting on an exhibition of Vee's photographs and the past during various feminist marches and events including the Dagenham Ford factory and Miss World..
I have always thought of myself as a feminist - wanting equal rights and opportunities - but when presented with the extreme views of Leonie and Vee I found myself becoming annoyed. However, much of what is presented in the voices of the protagonists is true and this has leaked into my daily life where sexist attitudes are suddenly highlighted more.
The fact that this book annoyed me, but I kept reading is a testament to the fantastic job the author has done of researching the topic, character development and plot. She intersperses true facts about the feminine movement in the 1970s and 1980s with the lives of Vee and Leonie to such a successful extent I wondered if they were in fact real people.
I thoroughly recommend this book as it will be one that will stay with me for some time.