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Life changes dramatically for suffragist Anne Brown after her husband's death.
In the spring of 1880, wealthy politician and Globe editor George Brown was at the height of his career when he was shot by a disgruntled poet who worked in the newspaper's boiler room. Brown left an undeniable legacy as a founder of the modern Liberal Party, fierce abolitionist, industrialist, and preeminent Father of Confederation. Yet he was not without his flaws: Brown infamously disliked the Irish and arrogantly declared that women should not vote.
In this deeply imagined work of historical fiction, narrated through the perspective of characters most impacted by his formidable presence, readers witness the struggle of a motherless Irish domestic in fear and awe of Brown; his wife, Anne, a suffragist who is caught between devotion and defiance of her husband's authority; and the world-weary poet who seethes with resentment, harbouring notions of revenge. Immersive, epic, and emotionally moving, Unto the Day is an intelligent, captivating literary feat.
In the spring of 1880, wealthy politician and Globe editor George Brown was at the height of his career when he was shot by a disgruntled poet who worked in the newspaper's boiler room. Brown left an undeniable legacy as a founder of the modern Liberal Party, fierce abolitionist, industrialist, and preeminent Father of Confederation. Yet he was not without his flaws: Brown infamously disliked the Irish and arrogantly declared that women should not vote.
In this deeply imagined work of historical fiction, narrated through the perspective of characters most impacted by his formidable presence, readers witness the struggle of a motherless Irish domestic in fear and awe of Brown; his wife, Anne, a suffragist who is caught between devotion and defiance of her husband's authority; and the world-weary poet who seethes with resentment, harbouring notions of revenge. Immersive, epic, and emotionally moving, Unto the Day is an intelligent, captivating literary feat.
Price: $19.99
Pages: 328
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Publication Date:
13 October 2026
Trim Size: 8.50 X 5.50 in
ISBN: 9781459757127
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
FICTION / Historical / 19th Century / General, Historical fiction, FICTION / World Literature / Canada / Colonial & 19th Century, FICTION / Women, FICTION / Biographical & Autofiction, Fiction: literary and general non-genre, Fiction based on or inspired by true events
Dayle Furlong is the author of Lake Effect & Other Stories, the novel Saltwater Cowboys, and a collection of poetry, Open Slowly. She has a M.A. in creative writing from the University of Edinburgh and works as a librarian. Originally from Newfoundland, Dayle lives in Toronto.