The novelist Thomas Hardy’s work often turned on portrayals of women who defied the conventions of their time. The women in ...

Jane Casey was born in Dublin. A former editor, she has written 11 crime novels for adults and three for teenagers. In 2015 ...

In “Hardy Women,” biographer Paula Byrne explores how women — many of them — influenced the author of “Jude the Obscure” and ...

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