The Unmarriable Kind - Melina Druga

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Résumé :
A woman ahead of her time. A world not ready to let her be free. Ontario, 1884 - The country is changing, and so is Lucretia Goodwin. Intelligent, outspoken, and unwilling to accept society's limitations on women, she has earned herself a reputation as the unmarriable kind. When the new headmaster, Benjamin Steward, arrives at the academy, Lucretia finds herself torn between admiration and fear. Benjamin is thoughtful, progressive, and everything she should want in a suitor, but marriage, to Lucretia, means the loss of identity and freedom in a world where wives have no legal rights. As love and principle collide, Lucretia must decide whether she can forge her own path within a society that demands her submission. Set against the backdrop of post-Confederation Canada's industrial transformation and social awakening, The Unmarriable Kind is a moving story of independence, conviction, and a woman's struggle to define herself on her own terms. Perfect for readers of Jennifer Robson, Susanna Kearsley and Kate Quinn, Melina Druga's historical fiction celebrates the women who dared to challenge the expectations of their age - and changed the course of generations to come....

Biographie:
Melina Druga is a freelance journalist, history enthusiast and author. Her focus is on the period 1890-1920 with a particular interest in WWI and how the war changed the lives of ordinary people. Based in the Midwest, Melina lives with her husband, daughter and cats. Instagram: instagram.com/melinadruga/ Facebook: facebook.com/MelinaDruga YouTube: youtube.com/@MelinaDruga Goodreads: goodreads.com/MelinaDruga BookBub: bookbub.com/profile/melina-druga...

Sommaire:
In 1880s Ontario, the arrival of a new, forward-thinking headmaster forces a young teacher to wrestle with her heart's conflicting desires. Lucretia Goodwin bucks centuries of tradition by refusing to take a husband. She wants no part in the custom that has her best friend keen to marry a man who treats her poorly and whisked a beloved sister off to do missionary work in Barbados. Besides, women lose what few rights they have the moment they say, I do. When she suddenly finds herself teaching under a politically outspoken headmaster, Lucretia isn't sure what to do... or how to feel. Mr. Steward believes in women's suffrage and - perhaps more shockingly - wants to open all classes to students of both sexes. But what do girls need to know about history or geography, when they're fated to become keepers of hearth and home? As Lucretia tries to determine where she stands on issues both personal and political, she's caught between family and friends convinced she's gone radical and the frustratingly handsome headmaster pressing gently against her resistance to change. But when a tragedy strikes that intensifies her anxieties surrounding marriage, will she permanently close herself off to the possibility of courtship?...