{"product_id":"my-counterfeit-self-a-historical-novel-from-award-winning-author-jane-davis","title":"My Counterfeit Self - A Historical Novel from Award-winning Author, Jane Davis","description":"\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"nulkwi-kgecyh-86bhsw-auyead\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-asin=\"\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA\u003c\/span\u003en evocative, life-affirming tale of one woman who decides that she isn’t going to sit by without protest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e‘Lucy Forrester leaps off the page, feisty and unconventional, so that you never quite know what to expect from her.’ ~ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJulie Cordiner, Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA rose garden. A woman with white hair. An embossed envelope from the palace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLucy Forrester, for services to literature, you are nominated for a New Year’s Honour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer hands don't tremble with excitement, but with rage. For five decades, she’s been the voice of resistance—angry anti-war poems echoing through protest marches, her CND placard held high, her voice a razor-sharp challenge to the establishment. But beneath the legendary activist’s fierce exterior lies a story few know: a child once trapped inside an iron lung, listening to her own deadly prognosis. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePolio.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, on the day of Dominic Marchmont's funeral—the man who has been both long-time lover and literary sparring partner—Lucy receives an invitation that feels like both a taunt and a challenge. But where Lucy sees provocation, her husband Ralph sees possibility. Could this honour be Dominic’s final gift? One last attempt to secure recognition and compensation for the sacrifice the Nuclear Test Veterans made in service of their country?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLucy has always known how to weaponise words, to turn personal pain into political protest. But this invitation demands something different—a reckoning with a life lived between rebellion and vulnerability, between public defiance and private wounds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for readers who love nuanced portraits of extraordinary women, this novel explores the intricate landscape of activism, love, and survival. Margaret Forster meets Ali Smith in this unforgettable story of a poet activist who refuses to be silenced.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e📚 Perfect for readers who enjoy books by \u003cspan\u003eMaggie O’Farrell, Margaret Forster or Ali Smith, or who love\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"860\" data-start=\"475\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"529\" data-start=\"475\" data-section-id=\"1oytsr\"\u003eWomen’s historical fiction about the recent past\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"566\" data-start=\"530\" data-section-id=\"hxpcdl\"\u003eHistorical fiction set in London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"566\" data-start=\"530\" data-section-id=\"hxpcdl\"\u003eDual timeline historical fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"630\" data-start=\"567\" data-section-id=\"fq8eos\"\u003eLiterary historical fiction with strong female protagonists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"675\" data-start=\"631\" data-section-id=\"eot0bs\"\u003eBook club fiction that sparks discussion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"720\" data-start=\"676\" data-section-id=\"1c6kej2\"\u003eNovels that bring moments in history to life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"720\" data-start=\"676\" data-section-id=\"1c6kej2\"\u003eFeminist historical fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"908\" data-start=\"867\" data-section-id=\"1jmncx8\"\u003e🔍 \u003cstrong\u003eAlso ideal if you’re searching for:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"1333\" data-start=\"910\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"948\" data-start=\"910\" data-section-id=\"hfo2nj\"\u003eCharacter-driven historical novels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"993\" data-start=\"949\" data-section-id=\"1xaeepe\"\u003eEmotionally rich, immersive storytelling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1055\" data-start=\"994\" data-section-id=\"e986yd\"\u003eHistorical fiction with themes of identity and resilience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1111\" data-start=\"1056\" data-section-id=\"1kui37e\"\u003eBritish historical fiction with strong sense of place\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1222\" data-start=\"1170\" data-section-id=\"u2tlcf\"\u003eThought-provoking fiction for reflective readers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1271\" data-start=\"1223\" data-section-id=\"s4tfpe\"\u003eHistorical novels with strong female leads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1333\" data-start=\"1272\" data-section-id=\"u6pb5g\"\u003eLiterary fiction that blends history with emotional depth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e‘A gift of a novel (and will probably appear in the Christmas stockings of several of my friends....) and one that will haunt me for a long while.’ ~ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eVivienne Tuffnell, Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Complex relationships, important moments in history, a strong, vibrant, protagonist. Lots to enjoy here.’ ~ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eClare Flynn, Award-winning Author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Pearl of Penang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The story of an extraordinary mind emerging out of a struggle with both childhood neglect and childhood polio. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMy Counterfeit Self\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e packs a punch beyond the realm of fiction.’ ~ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBookmuse UK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMy Counterfeit Self\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a sensitively wrought novel of our times, and one I gladly recommend.’ ~ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRadhika Swarup, Historical Fiction Author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWhere the Rivers Part\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'Completely gripping, excellently written and so skilfully put together, I can't recommend\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Counterfeit Self \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ehighly enough.' ~\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eIsabel Wolff, author of \u003cem\u003eGhostwritten\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'My only regret is that I have turned the last page and can no longer share in any more of Lucy's escapades and crusades.' ~ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJulie Whitely, Amazon Reviewer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-a-expander-toggle='{\"allowLinkDefault\":true, \"expand_prompt\":\"Read more\", \"collapse_prompt\":\"Read less\"}' class=\"a-declarative\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" role=\"button\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-collapse\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdd \u003cem\u003eMy Counterfeit Self\u003c\/em\u003e to your collection today!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jane Davis Author","offers":[{"title":"Literature \/ ENG- English \/ Adults","offer_id":57403769094527,"sku":"MCS-EBOOK","price":3.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Historical Literary Fiction \/ ENG- English \/ Adults","offer_id":57403769127295,"sku":"MCS-EBOOK","price":3.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Historical Fiction \/ ENG- English \/ Adults","offer_id":57403769160063,"sku":"MCS-EBOOK","price":3.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"British and Irish Authors \/ ENG- English \/ Adults","offer_id":57403769192831,"sku":"MCS-EBOOK","price":3.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Drama \/ ENG- English \/ Adults","offer_id":57403769225599,"sku":"MCS-EBOOK","price":3.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/4212\/1343\/files\/9780993277658_2018_07_2519_18_51UTC.jpg?v=1777050607","url":"https:\/\/jane-davis-author.myshopify.com\/products\/my-counterfeit-self-a-historical-novel-from-award-winning-author-jane-davis","provider":"Jane Davis Author","version":"1.0","type":"link"}