Reaching womanhood in the 19th C is a terrifying prospect for Margery, especially when her father announces he has chosen her future husband. With no power, and no rights to fight it, Margery keeps a secret diary to release her feelings on the horrors that she endures; a reality for many women.
Diary of Margery Blake
Copyright by P.J. Roscoe.
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Reaching womanhood is a terrifying prospect for the strong-minded Margery when her father arranges her marriage. With no rights to fight the inevitable, she writes it all in her secret diary, but what transpires is worse than anything Margery could have imagined. The harshness of 19th century life for women, seen through the eyes of a young bride.
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