A Class Forsaken


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EDITORS' CHOICE, HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY 'This series keeps getting better...Once I started reading this book, it was so hard to stop...Such evocative writing.' Elizabeth Bell, author of the Lazare Family Saga His past could destroy their future... Having escaped capture in London, Bridget and Cormac flee to Ireland with their daughter, Emily. Their homecoming is bittersweet as they embark upon the daunting task of searching for Cormac's family who have been missing for over seven years. Their journey takes them back to the familiar surroundings of the Oakleigh Estate in Carlow but their childhood home has become a different place to the one they remember. As they confront the consequences of Bridget's embittered mother's actions, they must also come to terms with an agonising choice between family and duty. And when Cormac's murky past catches up with him, endangering the ones he loves, will the threat be great enough to crush the hopeful future he and Bridget have envisioned together? A Class Forsaken is the third book in Susie Murphy's historical fiction series A Matter of Class. The story continues in the fourth book, A Class Coveted. Praise for A Class Forsaken: 'Fast-paced and full of obstacles and adventure. Highly recommended for fans of historical romance and Irish history.' Editors' Choice, Historical Novel Society (February 2021 issue Historical Novels Review) 'Not only are Murphy's characters well developed, interesting, and genuine, but their love story is epic...These books have been wonderful reads and capture the essence of sweeping saga.' The Lit Bitch, book reviewer 'Susie writes this third instalment to the series with such love for her characters. Her work is so beautifully written, her attention to detail superb...You will love it if you enjoy historical fiction.' Book Reviews for U, book reviewer 'I loved how rich in detail the scenes were...I just flew through the pages...With adventure and drama and romance, this is a series I'll continue to recommend left, right and centre.' Between My Lines, book reviewer 'Susie Murphy's writing is powerful, romantic and absolutely page turning. Once again I was pulled into the story by the powerful storytelling and the carefully crafted and fully rounded characters.' Lisa Reads Books, book reviewer 'Murphy must own a time machine, or else she couldn't possibly do such a good job of sucking a modern-day reader completely back into 1800s Ireland. The story of Bridget and Cormac comes vividly to life in this sweeping tale of romance.' Ashley O'Melia, author and freelance writer 'Susie Murphy is an exceptional writer, with a keen ability for creating memorable characters and sweeping settings...Settle in for your new favorite book series.' Pursuing Stacie, book reviewer What readers are saying: ★★★★★ 'This is a fantastic saga! I am completely hooked!' ★★★★★ 'Wonderful continuation of an epic love story.' ★★★★★ 'I enjoyed every minute of it.' ★★★★★ 'Characters that truly stay with you.' ★★★★★ 'Fabulous book, as gripping as the first two!' ★★★★★ 'If you love romance and historical regency then this series is for you.' ★★★★★ 'I just couldn't put it down.' ★★★★★ 'The continued storyline is a page turner.' ★★★★★ 'Highly recommended for any lover of Irish history and romance novels.' ★★★★★ 'I can't wait for the next book in the series!'




A Class Apart (a Matter of Class Book 1)


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'A beautifully written historical novel with characters who linger long after the last page is turned.' - Hazel Gaynor, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Came Home. It's 1828, and Ireland is in turmoil as Irish tenants protest against their upper-class English landlords. Nineteen-year-old Bridget Muldowney is thrilled to return to the estate in Carlow she'll inherit when she comes of age. But since she left for Dublin seven years earlier, the tomboy has become a refined young lady, engaged to be married to a dashing English gentleman. Cormac McGovern, now a stable hand on the estate, has missed his childhood friend. He and Bridget had once been thick as thieves, running wild around the countryside together. When Bridget and Cormac meet again their friendship begins to rekindle, but it's different now that they are adults. Bridget's overbearing mother, determined to enforce the employer-servant boundaries, conspires with Bridget's fiancé to keep the pair apart. With the odds stacked against them, can Bridget and Cormac's childhood attachment blossom into something more?




A Class Entwined


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Trapped in a loveless marriage far from home, Bridget does what she can to fill her lonely days. She throws herself into charitable work, but her cherished daughter, Emily, is her only true source of happiness. Meanwhile, Cormac's own life unravels and he finds himself doing unspeakable things just to survive. Neither of them dream they will ever meet again, but fate brings them back together in the most unexpected of ways. Can Bridget rediscover her love for the man Cormac has become? And how will Cormac react when he learns Bridget's secret? A Class Entwined is the second book in Susie Murphy's A Matter of Class series.




A Matter of Class


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Reginald Mason is wealthy, refined, and, by all accounts, a gentleman. However, he is not a gentleman by title, a factor that pains him and his father within the Regency society that upholds station over all else. That is, until an opportunity for social advancement arises, namely, Lady Annabelle Ashton. Daughter of the Earl of Havercroft, a neighbor and enemy of the Mason family, Annabelle finds herself disgraced by a scandal, one that has left her brandished as damaged goods. Besmirched by shame, the earl is only too happy to marry Annabelle off to anyone willing to have her. Reginald Mason is wealthy, refined, and, by all accounts, a gentleman. However, he is not a gentleman by title, a factor that pains him and his father within the Regency society that upholds station over all else. That is, until an opportunity for social advancement arises, namely, Lady Annabelle Ashton. Daughter of the Earl of Havercroft, a neighbor and enemy of the Mason family, Annabelle finds herself disgraced by a scandal, one that has left her brandished as damaged goods. Besmirched by shame, the earl is only too happy to marry Annabelle off to anyone willing to have her.




Forsaken Females


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Women around the world routinely suffer from beatings, rape, torture and murder. These are not the practices of a few demented individuals, but are often institutionalized, culturally-sanctioned behaviors. Millions of women live in a constant state of isolation, terror and fear; for most, escape is nearly impossible due to economic, social, or cultural restrictions. Forsaken Females describes the many types of global brutalization that occur against women: including feticide, infanticide, female genital mutilation, sexual slavery, honor killing, acid attacks, trafficking, dowry death, rape, and intimate partner violence. The violence is varied in both method and practice and is often supported by patriarchal ideologies or policies that maintain the social conditions and cultural framework that accept womenOs brutalization. Forsaken Females also addresses the physical, emotional and economic impact of the violence. The discussion is structured around the experiences of women who describe their personal victimization. Each chapter concludes with examples of promising policies and practices developed to address and reduce violence perpetrated against women.




The Forsaken


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After the formation of the United Northern AllianceNa merger of Canada, the United States, and Mexico into one nationN16-year-old Alenna is sent to an desolate prison island for teenagers believed to be predisposed to violence.




The Forsaken


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Of all the great movements of population to and from the United States, the least heralded is the migration, in the depths of the Depression of the nineteen-thirties, of thousands of men, women and children to Stalin's Russia. Where capitalism had failed them, Communism promised dignity for the working man, racial equality, and honest labour. What in fact awaited them, however, was the most monstrous betrayal. In a remarkable piece of historical investigation that spans seven decades of political change, Tim Tzouliadis follows these thousands from Pittsburgh and Detroit and Los Angeles, as their numbers dwindle on their epic and terrible journey. Through official records, memoirs, newspaper reports and interviews he searches the most closely guarded archive in modern history to reconstruct their story - one of honesty, vitality and idealism brought up against the brutal machinery of repression. His account exposes the self-serving American diplomats who refused their countrymen sanctuary, it analyses international relations and economic causes but also finds space to retrieve individual acts of kindness and self-sacrifice.




Forsaken


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When an anonymous painting arrives at his university, Professor Rineheart must uncover the artist. It's a disturbing work of grotesque perfection. A work of art that changes with each viewing.




A Class Forsaken


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''This series keeps getting better...Once I started reading this book, it was so hard to stop...Such evocative writing.'' Elizabeth Bell, author of the Lazare Family Saga His past could destroy their future... Having escaped capture in London, Bridget and Cormac flee to Ireland with their daughter, Emily. Their homecoming is bittersweet as they embark upon the daunting task of searching for Cormac''s family who have been missing for over seven years. Their journey takes them back to the familiar surroundings of the Oakleigh Estate in Carlow but their childhood home has become a different place to the one they remember. As they confront the consequences of Bridget''s embittered mother''s actions, they must also come to terms with an agonising choice between family and duty. And when Cormac''s murky past catches up with him, endangering the ones he loves, will the threat be great enough to crush the hopeful future he and Bridget have envisioned together? A Class Forsaken is the third book in Susie Murphy''s historical fiction series A Matter of Class. The story will continue in the fourth book, A Class Coveted. Praise for A Class Forsaken: ''Not only are Murphy''s characters well developed, interesting, and genuine, but their love story is epic...These books have been wonderful reads and capture the essence of sweeping saga.'' The Lit Bitch, book reviewer ''Susie writes this third instalment to the series with such love for her characters. Her work is so beautifully written, her attention to detail superb...You will love it if you enjoy historical fiction.'' Book Reviews for U, book reviewer ''I loved how rich in detail the scenes were...I just flew through the pages living every word while I read...With adventure and drama and romance, this is a series I''ll continue to recommend left, right and centre.'' Between My Lines, book reviewer ''Susie Murphy''s writing is powerful, romantic and absolutely page turning. Once again I was pulled into the story by the powerful storytelling and the carefully crafted and fully rounded characters.'' Lisa Reads Books, book reviewer ''Murphy must own a time machine, or else she couldn''t possibly do such a good job of sucking a modern-day reader completely back into 1800s Ireland. The story of Bridget and Cormac comes vividly to life in this sweeping tale of romance.'' Ashley O''Melia, author and freelance writer ''The relationships in this book are very real, and at times very moving...I was engrossed from the first page, and invested in the story.'' Coffee, Books and China Cups, book reviewer ''Susie Murphy is an exceptional writer, with a keen ability for creating memorable characters and sweeping settings...Settle in for your new favorite book series.'' Pursuing Stacie, book reviewer What Amazon readers are saying: ★★★★★ ''This is a fantastic saga! I am completely hooked!'' ★★★★★ ''Wonderful continuation of an epic love story.'' ★★★★★ ''I enjoyed every minute of it.'' ★★★★★ ''Characters that truly stay with you.'' ★★★★★ ''Fabulous book, as gripping as the first two!'' ★★★★★ ''If you love romance and historical regency then this series is for you.'' ★★★★★ ''I just couldn''t put it down.'' ★★★★★ ''The continued storyline is a page turner.'' ★★★★★ ''Highly recommended for any lover of Irish history and romance novels.'' ★★★★★ ''I can''t wait for the next book in the series!'' Available in ebook and paperback. A MATTER OF CLASS SERIES ORDER Book One: A Class Apart Book Two: A Class Entwined Book Three: A Class Forsaken




A Matter of Class Series Books 1-3


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'I am completely blown away by this series...Simply outstanding.' Book Reviews for U, book reviewer This single paperback volume contains the first, second and third books in Susie Murphy's historical fiction series A Matter of Class. Society said they shouldn't fall in love... A Class Apart: It's 1828, and Ireland is in turmoil as Irish tenants protest against their upper-class English landlords. Spirited Bridget Muldowney, a landowner's daughter, and loyal Cormac McGovern, a stable hand's son, once ran wild around the country estate as childhood friends. But now that they're adults, Bridget's overbearing mother is determined to enforce the employer-servant boundaries between them and plots to keep them apart. With the odds stacked against them, can Bridget and Cormac's childhood attachment blossom into something more? They never thought they'd see each other again... A Class Entwined: Trapped in distressing circumstances, Bridget and Cormac must each seek courage within themselves to do what they can to survive. In the face of unspeakable struggles, they discover that fate can act in the most unexpected of ways. His past could destroy their future... A Class Forsaken: As they confront the consequences of Bridget's embittered mother's actions, Bridget and Cormac must also come to terms with an agonising choice between family and duty. And when their loved ones are endangered, will the threat be great enough to crush the hopeful future they have envisioned together? The story continues in the fourth book in the series, A Class Coveted. Praise for A Matter of Class: 'A beautifully written historical novel with characters who linger long after the last page is turned.' Hazel Gaynor, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Came Home 'Not only are Murphy's characters well developed, interesting, and genuine, but their love story is epic...These books have been wonderful reads and capture the essence of sweeping saga.' The Lit Bitch, book reviewer 'This series keeps getting better...Once I started reading this book, it was so hard to stop...Such evocative writing.' Elizabeth Bell, author of the Lazare Family Saga 'Murphy must own a time machine, or else she couldn't possibly do such a good job of sucking a modern-day reader completely back into 1800s Ireland. The story of Bridget and Cormac comes vividly to life in this sweeping tale of romance.' Ashley O'Melia, author and freelance writer 'Susie Murphy is an exceptional writer, with a keen ability for creating memorable characters and sweeping settings...Settle in for your new favorite book series.' Pursuing Stacie, book reviewer What readers are saying: ★★★★★ 'The Irish Downton Abbey! Fabulous.' ★★★★★ 'If it was possible to give 100 stars to this book, I would!' ★★★★★ 'An absolute page turner.' ★★★★★ 'This is a fantastic saga! I am completely hooked!' ★★★★★ 'A brilliant love story.' ★★★★★ 'A hugely satisfying read.' ★★★★★ 'If you love romance and historical regency then this series is for you.' ★★★★★ 'Don't contemplate whether or not to read it, just read it!' ★★★★★ 'Superbly written.' ★★★★★ 'I just couldn't put it down.' ★★★★★ 'Highly recommended for any lover of Irish history and romance novels.' ★★★★★ 'I am already itching to read the next book in the series!