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The Lives of Diamond Bessie Published by SparkPress by Jody Hadlock
on April 5, 2022
Genres: Adult, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery, Paranormal, Historical
Pages: 328
Find the Author: Website, Goodreads
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ISBN: 1684631173
“This affecting tale of a 19th-century American woman struggling to prove her worth other than as a marriage prospect leaves a lasting impression.” Publishers Weekly
The Lovely Bones meets the Wild, Wild West in this haunting tale inspired by a true story.
Pregnant out of wedlock, sixteen-year-old Annie Moore is sent to live at a convent for fallen women. When the nuns take her baby, Annie escapes, determined to find a way to be reunited with her daughter. But few rights or opportunities are available to a woman in the 1860s, and after failing to find a respectable job, she resorts to prostitution in order to survive.
As a highly sought-after demi-mondaine, Annie—now Bessie—garners many expensive gifts from her admirers and eventually meets and marries the son of a wealthy jeweler, a traveling salesman with a gambling problem. With her marriage, she believes her dream of returning to proper society has finally come true. She’s proven wrong when she suffers the ultimate betrayal at the hands of the man she thought would be her salvation. But Bessie doesn’t let her story end there.
Set against the backdrop of the burgeoning women’s rights movement, The Lives of Diamond Bessie is a captivating tale of betrayal and redemption that explores whether seeking revenge is worth the price you might pay.
"As fascinating as it is riveting as it is original, The Lives of Diamond Bessie is a compelling novel of historical suspense. Bessie is a character who will haunt you for all the right reasons—for her determination, her heart, and her soul. I was enthralled." NYT bestselling author M.J. Rose, The Last Tiara
Why I’m Waiting…
I have been so into historical fiction lately… I think it started with reading more of it with my book clubs.
This book talks about a woman who is forced to give her baby up for adoption in a time when having a baby out of wedlock was considered the gravest of sins. The thought of having one of my children taken from me by force sounds horrible.
I’m hoping that this book will be as good as I think. Some of the reviews coming in are already pretty positive.
About Jody Hadlock
Jody’s love of history goes all the way back to junior high, when she was a member of the Junior Historians of Texas, so it’s no surprise her first novel is historical. She studied journalism at Texas A&M University and worked as a broadcast journalist and then in nonprofit public relations before turning her focus to fiction. She also writes screenplays and won the 2020 Dallas International Film Festival’s screenplay contest.
This book sounds so good! Definitely something I would read and so I think I should put it on my should-check-it-out list~ Hope you enjoy the book when it comes out~
Thank you!! Luckily for me I received an ARC, so I plan to start it very soon! I can’t wait! Thanks for stopping by!
I can definitely see the appeal of historical fiction, I used to read it all of the time before I discovered romance. I definitely need to pick them up again.
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To me the best is a culmination of the two–Historical romance. Ugh. Love those! And I’m not talking about the historical bodice rippers (even though I do enjoy those), I’m thinking some of Amy Harmon’s books, or the like. 🙂