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'A history book that should be read by all' - Stylist.

Set against the background of the campaign for women to win the vote, this is a story of the ordinary people effecting extraordinary change.

1913: the last long summer before the war. The country is gripped by suffragette fever. These impassioned crusaders have their admirers; some agree with their aims if not their forceful methods, while others are aghast at the thought of giving any female a vote.

Meanwhile, hundreds of women are stepping out on to the streets of Britain. They are the suffragists: non-militant campaigners for the vote, on an astonishing six-week protest march they call the Great Pilgrimage. Rich and poor, young and old, they defy convention, risking jobs, family relationships and even their lives to persuade the country to listen to them.

Fresh and original, full of vivid detail and moments of high drama, Hearts and Minds is both funny and incredibly moving, important and wonderfully entertaining.

A story of huge courage and, most of all, immense female camaraderie...meticulously researched...
a fascinating and inspiring read

-- Hannah Beckman * Sunday Express *
Inspiring and moving * Observer *
An excellent account of the suffragist movement. -- Lucy Lethbridge * Financial Times *
BOOK OF THE WEEK: The war between the sisters: Smashed windows, lobbed bombs, a fascinating book casts new light on the bitter rivalry between the women who fought for the vote. -- Ysenda Maxtone Graham * Daily Mail *

*****Five Stars!
Hearts and Minds brings the voices of the suffragists to life in a compelling, entertaining and poignant collection of accounts. It’s a history book that should be read by all as we celebrate the centenary of the vote and continue the fight for equality.

Meticulously researched yet never dull, it breathes life into a little-known corner of history

* Stylist *
An eye-opening story, immaculately researched and full of fascinating detail. * CHOICE magazine *
Anecdotal and rich in detail, Robinson’s account moves effortlessly from suffragist to suffragist, using letters, journals and autobiographies to bring personal histories to life. It’s clearly a passion project for Robinson and she manages to hold a fresh lens to this otherwise well-documented portion of history. * Independent *
Hearts and Minds, with its coverage of both suffragist and suffragette, is a lively, informative book that many will enjoy reading. -- June Purvis * BBC History Magazine *
A fine and sometimes moving account of the struggle for suffrage. -- Anthony Quinn * Mail on Sunday *
This entertaining and very human account of the Suffragettes' politically charged summer of 1913 is mandatory reading. * The Reading Room, Emerald Street *

Jane Robinson (Author)
Jane Robinson is also the author of Bluestockings: the Remarkable Story of the First Women to Fight for an Education. She was born in Edinburgh and brought up in Yorkshire before going to Oxford University to study English Language and Literature at Somerville College. She has worked in the antiquarian book trade and as an archivist and is now a full-time writer and lecturer, specialising in social history through women's eyes. She is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, member of the Society of Authors, and founder member of Writers in Oxford. She is married with two sons and lives in Buckinghamshire. Hearts and Minds is her tenth book.