Little Brown Dog

By Paula S Owen

1903. Britain is desperate for change, but calls for social and gender reform flounder against entrenched misogyny. Navigating this world are friends Lena and Eliza – thoroughly modern young women determined to live life on their terms.

Rumours swirl of barbaric experiments happening at London’s medical schools. When the women covertly witness a brutal procedure performed on a semi-conscious dog, they swear to expose the perpetrator – renowned physiologist Dr Bayling.

Their fight for justice draws the women into an increasingly vicious ‘David & Goliath’ war with a tyrannical, male, medical elite who will stop at nothing to preserve the status quo. But what are they prepared to risk? Their friendship, their loves, their freedom, even their lives?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Honno Press
• Release date: Sep 15, 2021
• ISBN: 9781912905447

Paula S Owen

Paula is the author of several environmental non-fiction publications. Her first book, Decommissioning the Brent Spar, was released over twenty years ago, and is the key source reference material for a forthcoming TV drama series. Paula is acting as consultant to the show. In her other life, Paula has a doctorate in atmospheric science and - when not writing - spends her days campaigning, speaking and banging on to anyone who will listen about climate change and sustainable living. Little Brown Dog is her first foray into fiction writing. She is currently working on the sequel. She lives in London with her partner and a posse of rescue animals.