The Umbrella (Harriet Gordon Mystery #0.5) By A.M. Stuart
It just occurred to me where the title of this book comes from, and it is interesting how it intersects from the beginning to the end where Harriet ends up leaving England for Singapore. Even though this is a novella, it shows quickly Harriet's early suffragette involvement and how she ends up joining her brother, Julian in Singapore. Even though it isn't necessarily graphic, I found it graphic enough for me. The forced feeding, etc. I am glad it was a novella and not a full-length novel. The Umbrella (Harriet Gordon Mystery #0.5) 3,5 stars. This short story could have been about 20 pages longer, which would have made it more interesting and more in-depth. But it was an okay read with one harrowing passage.
SYNOPSIS: The cause may be righteous, but the price she had paid had been too high.
The short, heart-wrenching prequel to SINGAPORE SAPPHIRE - the first in the Harriet Gordon Mysteries.
London 1909: Returning to London after her years in India ended in the tragic death of her husband and son, Harriet Gordon struggles to find her place in her parent's comfortable middle class world. The suffragette movement answers the need for belonging until she is falsely accused of assaulting a police constable and finds herself in Holloway... The Umbrella (Harriet Gordon Mystery #0.5) This short prequel to Stuart's Harriet Gordon series adds a little backstory and supplements what we already know about Harriet. It's certainly worth reading after reading the main series (or at least the first installment). Although there isn't much here that is new, I particularly appreciated the feeling of suffocation Harriet felt - it makes it easier to see why she joined the suffragettes and why she moved to Singapore. The Umbrella (Harriet Gordon Mystery #0.5) A quick read that provides the background story about Harriet's arrest during the suffragette protest. The Umbrella (Harriet Gordon Mystery #0.5) As a prequel I thought it did a good job of introducing us to Harriet. We learned that she is stronger than she knows, and that strength will be serving her well in her next adventures.
I received a free copy via Bookfunnel; this is my honest review. The Umbrella (Harriet Gordon Mystery #0.5)
The cause may be righteous, but the price she had paid had been too high
The short heart wrenching prequel to SINGAPORE SAPPHIRE - the first in the Harriet Gordon Mysteries.
London 1909: Returning to London after her years in India ended in the tragic death of her husband and son, Harriet Gordon struggles to find her place in her parent's comfortable middle class world.
The suffragette movement answers the need for belonging until she is falsely accused of assaulting a police constable and finds herself in Holloway ... The Umbrella (Harriet Gordon Mystery #0.5)
A perfect little novella that serves as an origin story for Harriet. I’m always horrified by the treatment of suffragettes at Holloway. The Umbrella (Harriet Gordon Mystery #0.5) In this short but very rewarding prequel to this lovely series Harriet Gordon is back living in London with her parents, after the deaths of her husband and son in India. The year is 1909 and the Suffragette movement is very active. Harriet gets caught up with the enthusiasm and finds herself arrested and imprisoned in Holloway with some very unpleasant consequences.
All these facts are already known to readers of the series so far but it was interesting to be taken back and experience events as they happened. The umbrella of the title plays an important role which I believe was new information.
This is altogether a great series and I am currently awaiting book six. This small taste was an enjoyable stop gap in the meantime. The Umbrella (Harriet Gordon Mystery #0.5) It was London in 1909 and Harriet Gordon was grieving the loss of her husband James, and son Thomas. The suffragette movement had just started and quite unexpectedly Harriet became embroiled in a march to Parliament, where the police constables attacked the women with glee. Bruised and in pain, Harriet was arrested and taken to Holloway Prison. What followed was the stuff of nightmares...
The Umbrella is a short prequel which is #0.5, and slots in before the first in the series, Singapore Sapphire. Aussie author A.M. Stuart has given a heartbreaking account of the very early days of the suffragette movement in London, and the misguided and brutal treatment the women in prison received. A short, but highly entertaining story of Harriet's life before she joined Julian in Singapore. Highly recommended.
With thanks to the author for my digital copy to read and review. The Umbrella (Harriet Gordon Mystery #0.5) The Umbrella gives readers a fascinating insight into Harriet Gordon, who has returned from India to her parents’ home in London after the deaths of both her husband and her son in Bombay. It’s clear that Harriet has not settled happily back into either the family fold or London society as the story opens. The women’s suffrage movement is gaining momentum at the same time and it’s not long before Harriet becomes involved. I was intrigued by the glimpse we were given of the treatment metered out to women arrested during their suffrage protests and later in the perfectly vile Holloway Prison. This book is only very short, yet it serves as a perfect introduction to the Harriet Gordon Mysteries, which are set in Singapore. The Umbrella (Harriet Gordon Mystery #0.5) A short story featuring Harriett's time as a suffragette in London before she goes to Singapore. Not a lot of new info here but a bit more detail on how she became involved in the movement, how she came to be at the protest and how she was arrested for a crime she didn't commit. The story does expound on how her umbrella came to be in someone else's possession and used to hit the officer. Mrs. Ada Brown was the mother of a man who committed suicide in jail after being convicted by Harriett's father. She came to the house to confront him but encountered Harriett instead. When she left the house, she took Harriett's umbrella and used it to get her revenge. The story also details Harriett's hunger strike and her near-death experience from being force fed. Like I said, no new territory is covered but the extra details are nice the have when reading the Singapore series. The Umbrella (Harriet Gordon Mystery #0.5)
