Relative fortunes : a Julia Kydd novel

Resource Information

The work Relative fortunes : a Julia Kydd novel represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Vancouver Public Library, Britannia Branch (Open with Limited Services). This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Relative fortunes : a Julia Kydd novel

Title remainder

a Julia Kydd novel

Statement of responsibility

Marlowe Benn

Creator

• Benn, Marlowe

Author

• Benn, Marlowe

Subject

• Independence in women -- Fiction
• Inheritance and succession -- Fiction
• Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction
• Murder -- Investigation -- New York (State) | New York -- Fiction
• Nineteen twenties -- Fiction
• Detective and mystery fiction
• Single women -- United States -- Fiction
• Suffragists -- United States -- Fiction
• Sexism -- Fiction
• Historical fiction

Genre

• Historical fiction
• Fiction
• Detective and mystery fiction

Language

eng

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

Cataloging source

CMI

Dewey number

813/.6

Index

no index present

LC call number

PS3602.E4682

LC item number

R45 2019

Literary form

fiction