The Freedom of Emma Herwegh
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TextPublisher: Australia : The Text Publishing Company, 2023Description: 368 pages: 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781922268716Summary: A gripping novel based on the life of the 19th-century revolutionary Emma Herwegh As the daughter of a well-regarded family, Emma Siegmund causes a scandal by marrying the revolutionary poet Georg Herwegh. Committed to the socialist cause, she becomes the only woman to join the armed troops that bring the revolution from France to Germany in 1848. But when Georg falls madly in love with Natalie, the wife of his comrade Alexander Herzen, Emma finds her ideals challenged, setting off a private battle of fidelity and betrayal. In this compelling, intimate novel, Dirk Kurbjuweit tells the story of a woman who does not bow to the prejudices of her time. In doing so, he shows us just how relevant her struggles are to contemporary life-in her contradictions, her ambitions, and her quest for freedom and happiness.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult fiction | F KUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111089470502 |
Due to be published November 2023.
A gripping novel based on the life of the 19th-century revolutionary Emma Herwegh As the daughter of a well-regarded family, Emma Siegmund causes a scandal by marrying the revolutionary poet Georg Herwegh. Committed to the socialist cause, she becomes the only woman to join the armed troops that bring the revolution from France to Germany in 1848. But when Georg falls madly in love with Natalie, the wife of his comrade Alexander Herzen, Emma finds her ideals challenged, setting off a private battle of fidelity and betrayal. In this compelling, intimate novel, Dirk Kurbjuweit tells the story of a woman who does not bow to the prejudices of her time. In doing so, he shows us just how relevant her struggles are to contemporary life-in her contradictions, her ambitions, and her quest for freedom and happiness.
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