Octavia
By: Beryl Kingston
Edition: Large print ed.
Publisher: Magna
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Long Preston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 508
ISBN-13: 9780750528290
Subjects: Social aspects; World War, 1914-1918; Suffragists; Fiction
Description: A much loved only child, great things are expected of young Octavia Smith. While her cousin Emmeline's ambition is to 'get married and have lots of babies', Octavia's childhood dream is to change the world. It isn't long before the determined young woman finds her cause in the suffragette movement, but will the irresistibly dashing Tommy Meriton give Octavia's passions another path to follow?

With the outbreak of the First World War, Octavia, torn by her love for Tommy and her desperate need to make her mark in the world, has to choose where her destiny lies ...
Notes: Originally published: London: Allison & Busby, 2007.