Alice

Alice

Ahead of Her TimeBy Hannah Caveney
Michael Caine
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Length7h 39m

About this audiobook

A historical fiction about the women who fought for dignity and equality. Born in Norfolk in 1880, Alice was raised to believe that a woman’s body, mind, and future were her own. Taught carpentry, mechanics, and medicine by her parents—Alice rejected the rigid expectations of Victorian womanhood from an early age. At twenty-one, she entered medical school. And when war came, she refused to stay home. Denied entry into the British Army as a surgeon because she was a woman, Alice travelled to South Africa anyway—unpaid, unofficial, and unstoppable. She treated the wounded under fire, operated in makeshift hospitals, survived typhoid fever, and crossed enemy lines to care for civilians abandoned by advancing troops. Captured by Boer forces and imprisoned, she endured disease, hunger, and hardship before being exchanged at the war’s end. Alice – Ahead of Her Time is the unforgettable story of a woman who lived without permission—and proved that courage is not gendered

Audiobook details

GenreHistorical Fiction
Length7 hrs 39 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 17, 2026
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Introduction
1312. Hospital Confrontation
21. The Woman
1413. Dual Hearing
32. Arrest
1514. Norfolk Vigil
43. Challenge
1615. Underground Network
54. Professors Warning
1716. Public Demonstrations
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65. Lessons From the Past
1817. Final Hearing
76. Clinic Crisis
1918. Verdict & Aftermath
87. Reform Society
2019. Next Generation
98. Medical Archives
2120. Legacy
109. Official Challenge
22About the author
1110. Captains Doubts
23Also by the author at https://www.hannahcaveneypublishing.com/
1211. South African Truth

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