Villains, Victims, and Violets: Agency and
Feminism in the Original Sherlock Holmes Canon
A woman’s fiancé
disappears into the night fog and is never seen alive again. A woman escapes
mob life for Norfolk, England, only to find notes in the secret code of her
mobster suitor. The last: “Prepare to meet thy God.” A maid is brought on a
midnight hunt for a long-hidden treasure that turns out to be a few pebbles and
rusted metal. Their common denominator: Sherlock Holmes.
Modern writers
have reconsidered every subject under the sun through the lens of
Sherlock, often echoing Holmes’ fictional biographer Watson’s surmise that
Holmes has an aversion to women. Is this consistently true? The overlooked
subject is agency—the opportunities available to these women for independence
and self-determination. What we find all too often are silences around the
women. And yet, women in the stories—clients, villains, victims, and
Violets—are pivotal in the world of Sherlock Holmes. These essays apply a
modern lens to the women who engage Holmes.
Coming July/August
from BrownWalker Press and will be available wherever eBooks are sold.
Saving Hope
Steve Berry, NYT Bestselling author, describes Saving Hope as “a tantalizing premise that toys with the most basic of
emotions—a parent’s drive to save their child.”
In one of Siberia's formerly
closed cities, Alexandra Pavlova, an unemployed microbiologist, struggles to
save her daughter’s life. When she turns to Vladimir, her oldest friend, for
help, she's drawn into Russia’s underworld. His business dealings with the
Iranians come to the attention of Sergei Borisov, an FSB (formerly the KGB)
agent. Alexandra finds herself joining forces with Sergei to stop the export of
a deadly virus in a race to save both her daughter and the world.
Virtual Harmony and Other Short, Sweet
RomancesLove can bloom in infinite ways.
Eleven short romances follow love through cute meets to taking friendship to the next level to rekindling a marriage. Feelings can be sparked by an errant computer file, a hunt for diamonds, or even a fortune teller's tale. All that is needed is to open one's heart to let it in.
Search, find, and deepen love along the way in these sweet romances.
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1 comment:
Thanks for getting this out there, especially for Liese fans!
You can post the image of the cover if you’d like.
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