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Excellent book. I couldn't put it down.
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Storyville
Storyville
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Suffragette Julia Ransome yearns to close down Storyville, the high-priced brothel in New Orleans's seamy red-light district, even as her son falls in love with one of Storyville's "girls."
Author:
Suffragette Julia Ransome yearns to close down Storyville, the high-priced brothel in New Orleans's seamy red-light district, even as her son falls in love with one of Storyville's "girls."
ISBN-13: 9780670838677
ISBN-10: 0670838675
Publication Date: 1/1/1993
Pages: 432
Rating: 11
ISBN-10: 0670838675
Publication Date: 1/1/1993
Pages: 432
Rating: 11
3.2 stars, based on 11 ratings
Publisher: Viking Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review
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My sister read this and said it was qyite good about a brothel in New Orleans. Unfortunately the book was falling apart so I never got to read it.
Battle's smoothly written novel, set in turn-of-the-century New Orleans's red-light district, depicts two women at opposite ends of the social scale who become activists for women's rights.
I really found this book to be quite entertaining. It is not your typical historical romance but it is good read if you like stories with heart! It is set in the STORYVILLE district in New Orleans in the early 20th Century when prostitution was legal in this part of the city. I do recommended it as a good book to read!!
This is the story of two very different women living in 1880s New Orleans. Innocent Kate - seduced by a rake and abandoned - turns to a life of prostitution to support herself. She wins the heart of the wealthy son of a distinguished New Orleans family. Meanwhile, transplanted Boston blueblood, suffragette Julia, has just discovered that her husband Charles owns brothels in Storyville, the prostitution district of New Orleans.
This severely damages their marriage through Julia's bitterness and lack of trust. Eventually, tragedy adds another dimension to their domestic squabbling; then Julia befriends the luckless Kate and comes into her own as a activist for women's rights. I liked this story very much, although I did think that it was a little slow for me to get into at the beginning. I give it an A+!
This severely damages their marriage through Julia's bitterness and lack of trust. Eventually, tragedy adds another dimension to their domestic squabbling; then Julia befriends the luckless Kate and comes into her own as a activist for women's rights. I liked this story very much, although I did think that it was a little slow for me to get into at the beginning. I give it an A+!
A older very good book.
I really enjoyed this book! There is romance and history combined.
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