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No Women Were Harmed

by Heather Mottershead

In late Victorian England, Lily finds herself incarcerated in a lunatic asylum, her course of action deemed madness by society. Yet in heat, fever, and love, she walked that dreadful path willingly, each painful and wonderful step. Winner of the Daily Mail Prize 2023, a haunting exploration of female agency and institutional oppression.

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