{"product_id":"sisters-of-freedom-by-mary-anne-oconnor","title":"Sisters of Freedom by Mary Anne O'Connor","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Rich, transportive historical fiction with empowering, female characters ... meticulously researched, thought-provoking and utterly compelling.' - Better Reading\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eSydney, Christmas, 1901. Federation has been achieved but Australian women are yet to gain the right to vote in their new nation's elections and have a say in the laws that govern them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBolshy, boisterous Frankie Merriweather is a fervent advocate for women's rights, determined to dedicate herself to the cause, never marrying or becoming a mother. She can't understand her artistic sister Ivy, who wants a life of ease and beauty with her soon-to-be fiance, law student Patrick Earle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, their married sister Aggie volunteers in an orphanage, decrying the inequality of Australia's social classes ... and longing to hold a baby in her arms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen an accident takes Ivy, wounded and ill, into the violent and lawless zone of the Hawkesbury River, a year of change begins. Ivy's burgeoning friendship with her saviour Riley Logan, a smuggler, and his sister, the poverty-stricken but valiant Fiona, will alter the lives of all three women forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781867244493\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harlequin Enterprises (Australia) Pty, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43015327678527,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/8626\/8223\/files\/22571853482852.jpg?v=1773740317","url":"https:\/\/bookconnection.com.au\/products\/sisters-of-freedom-by-mary-anne-oconnor","provider":"The Book Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}