by Anthony Quinn- The book got 3.65 rating on good read.
- Subject of Novel: Historical, Romantic fiction.
- Characters in Novel: Will Maitland, Connie Callaway, Mother, Tam.
- No of pages: 496.
- Publisher: Jonathan Cape.
- Date of publish: Febraury 1, 2011.
Anthony Quin is an American famous actor, a painter and a
well known writer. He has the artistic approach in his work. Though the novel
Half of a human race is a piece of art, romance and the struggle of half of the
human race that is women and her rights. The story covers the era between 1910
to 1920 where the English society was having a change in their policies
regarding women's rights and political interests. It is the story of a
suffragette named Connie Callaway, a girl who fights for her rights, not being
the conventional girl who dreams about a perfect marriage. She was fighting for
her rights for voting, being the part of the nation’s biggest riots. She wanted
the women must have the right to vote. She wanted to be a part of champaign the
world has ever seen. Where the charming, handsome and somehow the orthodox
cricketer falls for her appealing personality and the courage for the cause,
the way she speaks, he cannot get away from her charismatic personality. The
journey of life, the spiritual love, the romance between both the independent
and headstrong individuals takes them to a point of life, is the story half of
the human race. It may sound old or freaky, but love with a narrow minded male
and an impulsive and strong woman is hard to exist. The story revolves around
the struggle of life, relationships, rights, bonds and much more.
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