Gone To Pegasus
By (Author) Tess Redgrave
Makaro Press
Submarine
23rd November 2017
New Zealand
General
Fiction
Civics and citizenship
Paperback
248
Width 128mm, Height 198mm, Spine 19mm
Its Dunedin 1892, and the womens suffrage movement is gaining momentum. Left to fend for herself when her husbands committed to the Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, 23-year-old Eva meets Grace, an outspoken suffragist with an exotic and mysterious past. As the friendship between the two women grows through a shared love of music, Eva begins questioning the meaning of her marriage and her role as a woman. But Grace has a bullying husband and secrets shes been keeping from Eva, which could threaten the freedom both women find themselves fighting for.
Tess Redgrave grew up in Hawkes Bay and studied at the University of Otago. She has worked as a journalist and published a book Going the Distance: Women Outdoors in New Zealand. Since 2005, Tess has worked at the University of Auckland as editor of Ingenio magazine, publications team leader and, most recently, media relations adviser for the Faculty of Arts and the Auckland Bioengineering Institute. She has a Masters in Creative Writing. www.tessredgravewriter.com