ASIN: B08YFMZR5G
Publisher: Prefab Publications
Pages: 322
‘All the world’s a stage,’ and Violet Frogg is playing many parts. But who is she really?Like H G Wells' Anna Veronica she escapes from a stifling family home only to find herself trapped, like Nora in Ibsen's Doll’s House, with a repressive husband who – in Violet’s case – objects to her association with the suffragists. When she joins the world of work behind the scenes in Herbert Tree's theatre company she risks turning into Vivi from Mrs Warren's Profession: a woman who eschews love and attachment for career and independence. Finally, when her past catches up with her Violet goes on the run again and this time finds herself in the role of Downton Abbey’s housekeeper Mrs Carson.Which one is the real Violet?How hard can it be for a young woman to live her own life in turn-of-the-20th century Britain?‘Aimed at everyone who loves books about theatre and women’s struggle for independence ...
