![]() ![]() ![]() They make a great team, although Florrie has her secrets and sorrows and Mattie is constantly thinking of her lost brother, Angus. Mattie is a domineering character who believes in the power of direct action and shouting, a great character who you have to love, and Florrie is much quieter, goes along smoothing the way and achieves just as much through subtlety and careful good works. Mattie is an ex-suffragette, full of memories of beatings and action, force-feeding and prison, giving talks that don’t really fire people up any more, assisted by her adoring and practical companion, Florrie, “The Flea”, who took an admin role in the struggle, too. They’re also two entertaining and fairly light novels. Two reviews of NetGalley reads for you today, because both are feminist texts that give voice to the struggles of the past and perhaps give a new generation ways to see the past and set out the future. ![]()
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