Relative fortunes, Marlowe Benn
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Relative fortunes, Marlowe Benn
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eng
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no index present
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fiction
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Relative fortunes
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1109843973
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Marlowe Benn
Series statement
A Julia Kydd novel
Summary
"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
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- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction
- Nineteen twenties -- Fiction
- Murder + Investigation -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction
- United States -- History -- 1919-1933 -- Fiction
- Single women -- United States -- Fiction
- Detective and mystery fiction
- Suffragists -- United States -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Inheritance and succession -- United States -- Fiction
- Mystery fiction
- Sexism -- Fiction
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- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction
- Nineteen twenties -- Fiction
- Murder + Investigation -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction
- United States -- History -- 1919-1933 -- Fiction
- Single women -- United States -- Fiction
- Detective and mystery fiction
- Suffragists -- United States -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Inheritance and succession -- United States -- Fiction
- Mystery fiction
- Sexism -- Fiction
- Content1
- Author1
- Is Part Of1
- Mapped to1