02465cam a2200325 4500 584267852 TxAuBib 20220519120000.0 ||||||s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781684631186 1684631181 B09CY4FD7X Amazon b584c10c-d04b-4e4f-8a11-bf9b6420338f OverDrive (Reserve ID) 6516492 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Hadlock, Jody. The Lives of Diamond Bessie [Libby eBook] : A Novel. SparkPress, 2022. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1111kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. HTML: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, Annie 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. 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. Inspired by a true story and set amid the burgeoning women's rights movement, The Lives of Diamond Bessie is a haunting tale of betrayal and redemption that explores whether seeking revenge is worth the price you might pay. Perfect for fans of Emma Donoghue, MJ Rose, and Hannah Kent. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Mystery. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-17 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=b584c10c-d04b-4e4f-8a11-bf9b6420338f&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=b584c10c-d04b-4e4f-8a11-bf9b6420338f&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=b584c10c-d04b-4e4f-8a11-bf9b6420338f&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)