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Louisa Treger, a classical violinist, studied at the Royal College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and worked as a freelance orchestral player and teacher. She subsequently turned to literature, earning a Ph.D. in English at University College London, where she focused on early-twentieth-century women’s writing and was awarded the West Scholarship and the Rosa Morison Scholarship 'for distinguished work in the study of English Language and Literature'. She is the author of the novels The Lodger and The Dragon Lady. She lives in London with her husband, children, and dog.
Nellie Bly - what a girl! In this compelling tribute to a fearless young reporter of Victorian New York, Treger brings to vivid life the way one woman's broken past gives her the strength to expose the many horrors faced by others left to rot in an asylum. Both a pioneering writer and early icon of sexual equality, Nellie's true-life story is compassionately told in this remarkable read -- ESSIE FOX Treger provides a moving story, particularly powerful in its depiction of Bly's desperate efforts to retain her sanity in the midst of institutional madness. * SUNDAY TIMES, Best historical fiction books of 2022 so far * Louisa Treger takes us deep inside the mind of an extraordinary woman, whose ambition to succeed in a male world leads her to the very brink of madness. It's a moving, absorbing, and beautifully written story, and a terrifying portrait of the fate many women suffered in the late nineteenth century. A must read! -- GILL PAUL Treger's finest novel to date, which is really saying something. An astonishing tour de force, the perfect amalgam of research and imagination. Nellie leaps off the page and her experiences are rendered in shocking, visceral detail. An important and shining book that brings to light a female pioneer who needs to be understood and celebrated. Brava! -- Rebecca Mascull Lovers of historical fiction won't be disappointed. * New York Journal of Books * An intimate and intriguing portrait of a fascinating and complex woman. In Madwoman, Louisa Treger combines her talents of storytelling and imagination to bring Nellie Bly firmly out of the history books and back into the spotlight where she, and her trailblazing journalism, belong. Fabulous -- HAZEL GAYNOR A propulsive, compelling novel of the lengths one woman will go to expose the truth about how those most in need of help are kept in danger * BookRiot * Praise for Louisa Treger: 'A daring blend of romance, crime and history, and an intelligent expose of the inherent injustice and consequences of all forms of oppression -- Tsitsi Dangarembga A spirited account of a flamboyant life * The Times * Madwoman is one of the best, a magnificent portrayal of Nelly Bly in all her journalistic integrity and daring * NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS *
