The New Godiva

The New Godiva is a novel written by Josephine Butler that tells the story of a modern-day Lady Godiva. The protagonist, Isobel, is a successful businesswoman who inherits her family's estate in the English countryside. However, she soon realizes that the estate is in financial trouble and needs to be saved. In order to raise funds, Isobel decides to recreate the famous ride of Lady Godiva, but with a modern twist. She plans to ride through the streets of London on a motorcycle, wearing only body paint.The novel explores the themes of tradition, sexuality, and female empowerment. Isobel's decision to undertake the ride is met with both admiration and criticism, as she challenges societal norms and expectations. She also grapples with her own feelings of vulnerability and exposure, as well as the potential consequences of her actions.As Isobel prepares for the ride, she is supported by a cast of characters who each have their own motivations and secrets. These include her best friend and business partner, a former lover, and a local artist who is commissioned to paint her body.The New Godiva is a thought-provoking and engaging novel that explores contemporary issues through the lens of a classic legend. It is a must-read for anyone interested in feminist literature, modern retellings of myths and legends, or simply a good story.The last of them gone, thank Heaven! Now, at last, we shall get a couple of hours alone together. I seem scarcely to have seen you since you came home. By the way, let me congratulate you on the figure you make in society, after ten years in Queensland. Our friends to-night, I could see, imagined they had been asked to meet a kind of savage, a sort of wild-man-of-the-woods.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.