{"product_id":"9780008559618","title":"The Walnut Tree: Women, Violence And The Law - A Hidden History","description":"Author: Kate Morgan\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780008559618\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 13 Aug 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Compulsively readable' – \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An outstanding work' – Philippa Gregory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A powerful narrative told with frankness and sensitivity' – Helen Fry, historian and author of \u003cem\u003eWomen In Intelligence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo went the proverb quoted by a prominent MP in the Houses of Parliament in 1853. His words – intended ironically in a debate about a rise in attacks on women – summed up the prevailing attitude of the day, in which violence against women was waved away as a part and parcel of modern living – a chilling seam of misogyny that had polluted both parliament and the law. But were things about to change?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this vivid and essential work of historical non-fiction, Kate Morgan explores the legal campaigns, test cases and individual injustices of the Victorian and Edwardian eras which fundamentally re-shaped the status of women under British law. These are seen through the untold stories of women whose cases became cornerstones of our modern legal system and shine a light on the historical inequalities of the law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe hear of the uniquely abusive marriage which culminated in the dramatic story of the ‘Clitheroe wife abduction’; of the domestic tragedies which changed the law on domestic violence; the controversies surrounding the Contagious Diseases Act and the women who campaigned to abolish it; and the real courtroom stories behind notorious murder cases such as the ‘Camden Town Murder’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring the 19th- and early 20th Century legal history that influenced the modern-day stances on issues such as domestic abuse, sexual violence and divorce, \u003cem\u003eThe Walnut Tree\u003c\/em\u003elifts the lid on the shocking history of women under British law – and what it means for women today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46795768660126,"sku":"HPC-9780008559618","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780008559618.jpg?v=1778027114","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780008559618","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}