There is—fortunately!—a steady stream of books these days restoring the rightful place of women in history. These include neglected figures in the women’s suffrage movement in the US and the UK. The story of Lydia Becker is among the latter, and I am very pleased to have made Becker’s acquaintance, however belatedly. Before there was Emmaline Pankhurst or Millicent Fawcett, there was Lydia Becker. Or more accurately, because there was Lydia Becker, there were Emmaline Pankhurst and Millicent Fawcett. And the enfranchisement of British women. Becker was a gifted orator, writer, administrator, publicist, propagandist, strategist, and politician. She was the leading British suffragist of her day—a celebrity of international stature. Her prominence and power are evident, in part, in the degree to which she was publicly attacked and ridiculed in newspaper cartoons and other forms of invective. You have to be a household name for that type of thing to find an audience. (There was also.. Read more
NetGalley, E W Parker

An interesting read. I loved the cover and the title. The historical element definitely makes this a different read to current true crime books. I enjoyed the way each case or killer was given its own chapter which made referring back easier when I wanted to. I enjoyed it.
NetGalley, Julie McKenna

For those with an interest in World War 1 and 2, this book is a must for their library illuminating as it does this vitually unknown facet of both World Wars!
Martin Willoughby, The Wessex Branch of the Western Front Association

This fascinating, and often disturbing, book illustrated how easy it was to be committed to an asylum. The treatments that patients were subjected to so early on in our understanding of mental health care with nothing short of barbaric. This didn't feel to me to be a book you would read in one sitting, but more of something you would dip in and out of as you go.
NetGalley, John Dixon

I found the book a fascinating and enjoyable read. The Author has skillfully assembled these stories and more to provide a detailed picture of life as a soldier in the British Empire and the impact of political and personal ambitions. The History enthusiasts will appreciate her weaving together of other published opinions and the due diligence she applies to the more controversial topics. The Novices, like myself, can just soak up the intrigue and the atmosphere she creates on each page.
NetGalley, Michael Neill