Voting Day (Fairlight Moderns)

'I devoured it in one sitting' -Jonathan Coe'Rich and impactful' -The Irish TimesIn February 1959, Switzerland held a referendum on women's suffrage.The men voted 'no'. In this powerful novella, Clare O'Dea explores that day through the eyes of four very different Swiss women. Vreni is a busy farmer's wife, longing for a break from family life.Her grown-up daughter Margrit is carving out an independent life in Bern, but finds herself trapped in an alarming situation.Esther, a cleaner, is desperate to recover her son who has been taken into care.Beatrice, a hospital administrator, has been throwing herself into the 'yes' campaign.The four women's paths intersect on a day that will leave its mark on all their lives.