Relative Fortunes
Seattle : Lake Union Publishing, [2019]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 306 pages ; 22 cm.
"In 1920s New York, the price of a woman's independence can be exorbitant--even fatal. In 1924 Manhattan, women's suffrage is old news. For sophisticated booklover Julia Kydd, life's too short for politics. With her cropped hair and penchant for independent living, Julia wants only to publish books under her own imprint. But as a woman, Julia must fight for what's hers--including the inheritance her estranged half brother, Philip, has challenged, putting her aspirations in jeopardy. When her friend's sister, Naomi Rankin, dies suddenly of an apparent suicide, Julia is shocked at the wealthy family's indifference toward the ardent suffragist's death. Naomi chose poverty and hardship over a submissive marriage and a husband's control of her money. Now, her death suggests the struggle was more than she could bear. Julia, however, is skeptical. Doubtful of her suspicions, Philip proposes a glib wager: if Julia can prove Naomi was in fact murdered, he'll drop his claims to her wealth. Julia soon discovers Naomi's life was as turbulent and enigmatic as her death. And as she gets closer to the truth, Julia sees there's much more at stake than her inheritance"--Publisher.
Series: Benn, Marlowe. Julia Kydd ; 1.
Subjects:
Single women -- United States -- Fiction.
Suffragists -- United States -- Fiction.
Inheritance and succession -- United States -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
Sexism -- Fiction.
Nineteen twenties -- Fiction.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- 1919-1933 -- Fiction.
Single women -- United States -- Fiction.
Suffragists -- United States -- Fiction.
Inheritance and succession -- United States -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
Sexism -- Fiction.
Nineteen twenties -- Fiction.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- 1919-1933 -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9781542005210
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
M Benn | St. Andrews Indoors | Mystery | In |
"Text copyright ©2019 by Margaret L. Benton"--T.P. verso.