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Radicals

A fearless medium-turned-presidential candidate navigates scandal and politics to claim her place in history.

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Victoria Claflin was only ten when she heard a prophecy that she'd rise from obscurity to power. Fueled by instinct and tenacity, she battled the naysayers of the Gilded Age to become America's first female presidential candidate. Now, over a century later, playwright Avery watches political division destroy her rural Ohio community and finds inspiration from a controversial hometown heroine. Could unearthing Victoria’s full story help unite Avery's fractured community, or will it lead to further division?

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Advance praise:

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Radicals is a fascinating historical novel, capturing the voice and spirit of Victoria C. Woodhull with such power and authenticity that it is easy to forget you are not reading an autobiography. Victoria’s is a bold, timeless voice as she sets out to fight for equality in all aspects of life. I was captivated by this larger-than-life figure–a spiritualist, progressive feminist, Wall Street investor, journalist, and politician decades ahead of her time. The past and present interweave in a magical, dreamy way while revealing the ongoing struggles for women. Knox eloquently reminds us that “there is an open space inside every person where all possibilities live,” and that courage is the highest virtue. Radicals offers a timely and inspiring message for women today.    

–Claire Ibarra, Fragile Saints and ­Alteration

“Jen Knox’s groundbreaking new novel opens with an observation and a question. ‘You are her,’ the seer says to the child. ‘What does she see?’ Thus begins an otherworldly take on the radical life of 19th century oracle Victoria C. Woodhull: Spiritualist, women’s suffrage leader, newspaper founder, stock brokerage owner, and the first woman nominated to run for US president. Sprinkled with what-ifs and imbued with sociopolitical quandaries, this dual-timeline story catapults readers toward the veil that separates two realms, exploring what each can teach the other. An important, moving, revelatory read.” 

—Nancy Townsley, author of Sunshine Girl