A Mind of Her Own
$32.99
Intelligent, beautiful Alexandra Bouvier was raised believing she could achieve anything. But when the First World War breaks out in 1914, and both her parents are killed while volunteering on the front lines, Alex’s world collapses. Supported by her loving grandmother, Alex is determined to carry on with school in Paris and get a university education.
In 1918, the Spanish flu ravages Europe. Alex’s grandmother falls gravely ill and dies, leaving her granddaughter alone in the world. Alex sends a desperate telegram to her last living relative. Her American grandfather wants her home in Illinois, so Alex sets sail for America.
Over the next few years, American women gradually claim more rights for themselves. Alex goes to university to study journalism and her talent secures her an internship with a New York newspaper where she meets Oliver, a crime reporter. They fall for each other but Alex won’t let anyone get in the way of her ambitions. Can she follow her dreams without paying heed to her heart?
For a woman with a mind of her own is unstoppable . . .
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