This debut novel is an absolute delight to read. I loved the plot, the tension, and watching Sebastian basically get out of his own way, so that he could have the happily ever after he deserves. This is a love story where both characters know that their union is impossible given their stations, but they yearn to fight against societal expectations so they can be together. Annabelle is a gutsy heroine who is easy to like, and Sebastian is witty, caring, and entirely swoon-worthy. He asked me what the book was about, and that's how I found myself teaching my 7-year-old about women's rights at 6:30 in the morning.)īringing Down the Duke is a tale where love and women's rights go hand in hand. (Hilariously, it was very early one morning when I was up with my own Sebastian, and I told him that one of the characters in my book was also named Sebastian. This is how she meets Sebastian, the Duke of Montgomery. She is assigned the task of trying to get men of influence to support their cause.

However, in return for her scholarship, she must volunteer her time and efforts to helping the women's suffrage movement.

Set in England, 1879, Annabelle Archer becomes one of the first female students Oxford University. #bookstagram is not shy when there is a new romance that stands out from the crowd, and that's exactly how I first learned of Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore.

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