Joanna Miller: The Eights, Figtree, hardback

 Enjoyed " The Eights"  by Joanna Miller immensly. A novel about a group of four women, pioneers,  to be allowed to study at Oxford University in 1920. About the bond between them, the tough conditions and courage they needed to persevere with their studies, the ghost of WWI casting a shadow over their own biographies. Dora, Beatrice, Otto and Marianne felt like very good friends when I finished the book. Perfect mix of historical fiction and women fighting for their right to lead self determined lives.