Solitary Walker

<p><strong>A captivating work of historical fiction intellectually stimulating and dramatically engrossing. -<em>Kirkus Reviews</em></strong></p><p>England 1787. Mary Wollstonecraft is an avowed spinster. At 28 she moves to London to live independently as a writer. With her publication of <em>A Vindication for the Rights of Woman</em> a few short years later she emerges as a leading figure for women's equality. But when a humiliating faux pas threatens her reputation Mary travels to Paris to write about the French Revolution where she unexpectedly falls in love with American adventurer Gilbert Imlay. Her ill-timed affair occurs just as the Reign of Terror begins forcing Mary to decide whether to leave Paris-and Imlay. Her writing has branded her a revolutionary. If she stays she is sure to face a trip to the guillotine. The choice Mary makes alters her life forever.</p><p>Readers of biographical fiction will embrace this carefully researched novel about the woman historians widely consider the world's first feminist. Told against the backdrop of Wollstonecraft's incredible rise as a writer the French Revolution and a solo journey along the remote shores of Scandinavia <em>Solitary Walker</em> is the timeless story of women forging their own path.</p>