1) Department Stores – who doesn’t love a department
store?? Even today, department stores hold a certain kind of wonder. The various
floors, choices, colour, light and excitement fill us (or at least me!) with a
sense of opportunity. Now transport yourself back to a time when department
stores were a new phenomenon. A place where shoppers could come and browse,
touch and taste the merchandise before they made a single purchase. Department
stores were places of social interaction, places to see and be seen. The
glamour was wonderful and, in some ways, it still is today.
2) Women’s Suffrage – The first book in the Pennington’s
series, The Mistress of Pennington’s,
covered women in business and A Rebel At Pennington’s is all about women
obtaining the vote. This was a period in history that captured my attention
when I was a young teenager and still inspires me today. I’ve wanted to write a
book covering women’s suffrage for a long time and, at last, the right time and
characters arrived. The passion and fight of the amazing women who paved the
way for liberty and opportunity started over a hundred years ago, but remains a
fight that continues today…
3) Esther Stanbury – How I love Esther! As the heroine of
this book, she was an absolute joy and privilege to write. Feisty, caring and
hurting, she is an all-round wonderful woman. She began life as a character
unfairly treated by her family. Yet, as she grew into herself in book 1 (The Mistress of Pennington’s), it soon
became clear she needed a book of her own. In A Rebel At Pennington’s, Esther enters as a suffragist, peaceful
yet determined in her campaigning for the vote. As the suffrage movement gathers
momentum, she has to battle with her internal demons as well as outside
obstacles. I adore her!
4) Lawrence Culford – A widowed father and successful
hotelier, Lawrence Culford is a man of passion and integrity. Someone who
suffered terrible treatment at the hands of his father but rose to achieve phenomenal
success alone and with an incomparable self-belief. When he meets Esther, he
quickly accepts he’s met the woman who will complete him. The trouble is, how
does he convince such a new, independent and ambitious woman that she could be
happy as his wife and mother to his first wife’s children?
5) Female Empowerment – As a woman in today’s world, I am
as influenced by female pioneers of the past as I am by successful women today.
I revere women who support other women. Women who want women to stand proud and
chase their dreams. This sums up the Pennington’s series completely. I hope
these books entertain, empower and influence readers to believe if the heroines
of these books could do the things they did in the early 20th
century, what can they achieve today?
One woman's journey to find
herself and help secure the vote. Perfect for the fans of the TV series Mr
Selfridge and The Paradise.
1911
Bath. Banished from her ancestral home, passionate suffrage campaigner, Esther
Stanbury works as a window dresser in Pennington's Department Store. She has
hopes and dreams for women's progression and will do anything to help secure
the vote.
Owner of the prestigious Phoenix Hotel, Lawrence Culford has what most would view as a successful life. But Lawrence is harbouring shame, resentment and an anger that threatens his future happiness.
Owner of the prestigious Phoenix Hotel, Lawrence Culford has what most would view as a successful life. But Lawrence is harbouring shame, resentment and an anger that threatens his future happiness.
When
Esther and Lawrence meet their mutual understanding of life's challenges unites
them and they are drawn to the possibility of a life of love that neither
thought existed.
With the Coronation of King-Emperor George V looming, the atmosphere in Bath is building to fever pitch, as is the suffragists' determination to secure the vote.
With the Coronation of King-Emperor George V looming, the atmosphere in Bath is building to fever pitch, as is the suffragists' determination to secure the vote.
Will Esther's rebellious nature lead her to ruin or can they
overcome their pasts and look to build a future together?
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