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Eager to escape life on her family’s farm, Alice Barrow moves to Lowell in 1832 and throws herself into the hard work demanded of “the mill girls.”  The hours are long and the conditions are bad, but Alice soon finds a true friend in Lovey Cornell, a saucy, strong-willed girl who is outspoken about the dangers they face in the factories . . . and about Alice opening her heart to a blossoming relationship with Samuel Fiske, the handsome and sympathetic son of the mill’s owner.   But when Lovey is found dead under suspicious circumstances, a sensational trial brings the workers’ unrest to a boiling point, leaving Alice is torn between finding justice for her friend and her growing passion for the man with whom she had no business falling in love.   

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Praise for THE DARING LADIES OF LOWELL Offers up a compelling slice of both feminist and Industrial Age history -- Christian Science Monitor Alice is cast in the mold of a character created by an earlier Alcott, the passionate and spunky Jo March. A refreshingly old-fashioned heroine, she makes THE DARING LADIES OF LOWELL appealing to girls of all ages --The New York Times Book Review Both inspiring and thought-provoking. Ms. Alcott's interweaving themes of strength, courage, love, loss and betrayal will keep the reader captivated for hours -- Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star The storytelling is lively. -- The New York Times A riveting historical novel... In this book, and in real life, there's no story--or change--if people don't push the boundaries of what is acceptable, or give voice to uncomfortable truths. - Huffington Post Alcott draws from dramatic events indelibly etched in history and offers a fresh perspective.... Alcott's work will attract historical romance fans who will be entertained by the antics of the daring ladies who leave everything they know and embrace less-than-ideal conditions to gain their freedom. -- Library Journal, starred review Alcott draws on a real-life trial to lend authenticity to her romantic story....the book will illuminate and satisfy. -- Publishers Weekly This spirited story of young working women making hard choices has a compelling core -- Kirkus Reviews Set against an authentically detailed mill-town backdrop, this novel interweaves the industrial -revolution, feminism, and workers' rights into an engrossing narrative with a love story at its core. --Booklist Rendered in vivid, authentic period detail, The Daring Ladies of Lowell is a suspenseful, compelling tale of courageous young women fighting for justice--and sometimes their very lives--in the cotton mills of mid-nineteenth century Mass

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Kate Alcott is the pseudonym for journalist Patricia O’Brien, who has written several books, both fiction and nonfiction. As Kate Alcott, she is the author of The Dressmaker, a New York Times bestseller. She lives with her husband in Washington, D.C.

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