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The Chaperone
The Chaperone | Laura Moriarty
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The New York Times bestseller and the USA Today #1 Hot Fiction Pick for the summer, The Chaperone isa captivating novel about the woman who chaperoned an irreverent Louise Brooks to New York City in 1922 and the summer that would change them both.Only a few years before becoming a famous silent-film star and an icon of her generation, a fifteen-year-old Louise Brooks leaves Wichita, Kansas, to study with the prestigious Denishawn School of Dancing in New York. Much to her annoyance, she is accompanied by a thirty-six-year-old chaperone, who is neither mother nor friend. Cora Carlisle, a complicated but traditional woman with her own reasons for making the trip, has no idea what shes in for. Young Louise, already stunningly beautiful and sporting her famous black bob with blunt bangs, is known for her arrogance and her lack of respect for convention. Ultimately, the five weeks they spend together will transform their lives forever.For Cora, the city holds the promise of discovery that might answer the question at the core of her being, and even as she does her best to watch over Louise in this strange and bustling place she embarks on a mission of her own. And while what she finds isnt what she anticipated, she is liberated in a way she could not have imagined. Over the course of Coras relationship with Louise, her eyes are opened to the promise of the twentieth century and a new understanding of the possibilities for being fully alive.Drawing on the rich history of the 1920s,30s, and beyondfrom the orphan trains to Prohibition, flappers, and the onset of the Great Depression to the burgeoning movement for equal rights and new opportunities for womenLaura Moriartys The Chaperone illustrates how rapidly everything, from fashion and hemlines to values and attitudes, was changing at this time and what a vast difference it all made for Louise Brooks, Cora Carlisle, and others like them.
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Kangaj1
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This was my #doublespin for July. It was fine - I did not like the audio narrator but the story was good enough to press on. Ultimately I felt like it was too long. @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3y
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Carolyn11215
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Wonderful book about a staid woman named Cora who agrees to act as chaperone when 15 year old contemptuous Louise Brooks from Wichita, KS goes to NYC to study with a prestigious dance school for the summer. Both of their lives are changed dramatically by what occurs that summer.

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Danay
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2020 #66. I loved this book. Elizabeth McGovern did an amazing job with the narration.

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Ncostell
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I have a weakness for library book sales and as this was the first one my library has held in quite some time of course I couldn‘t stay away. Despite the fact that I still have many books yet to read from past sales, I couldn‘t resist picking up more.

rabbitprincess I miss library book sales so much! 4y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Score! You got some good stuff! 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Great haul! I miss the thrill of a treasure hunt through the boxes of a library sale. 4y
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Ncostell @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Thanks! Not bad for $5! 4y
Ncostell @rabbitprincess @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick. It was fun to go to one again. Part of it was outside and they limited the number of people inside at one time. A little different experience than before but enjoyable nonetheless. 4y
kspenmoll Looks like you absconded with some great books! 3y
Ncostell @kspenmoll Thank you! It‘s always fun poking around a good book sale! 3y
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cathysaid
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I‘ll be honest...I wasn‘t much interested in this book. But then I watched Masterpiece‘s production and LOVED it. So now...I‘ll read the book 🤪

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Lollymya
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So I totally judged this book by its cover, title, and description...it‘s so much more. Cora is not just an amazing character but an amazing woman. Don‘t even get me started on Louise Brooks. This was a book I read for my mailing book club and probably would have never picked it up. I was impressed by the story and writing. I will elaborate more on Goodreads later. Also, I hear the same people who brought us Downton Abbey is making this one.

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melissajayne
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Posted my first review of 2020 and my first in 7 months http://jaynesbooks.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-chaperone-laura-moriarty.html?m=1

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melissajayne
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4⭐️ First book read for 2020!! I read this book back in 2013. Looking back on my review of the book back in2013, I clearly enjoyed it, as I gave it a decent rating, but having forgotten the story, I think I enjoyed it more the second time around. A very interesting and fascinating read. #bookreview #2020 #bookstagram #litsyatoz2020 #litsyatz #c #bookclub Yep I still have my Christmas tree up.

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Aims42
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A good read 👍🏻 I went into it thinking it‘d be a fun, light book about a woman chaperoning a young girl on a trip to New York in the 1920‘s. Well, it was that, BUT there‘s a lot more to the story. It got real heavy and very dark in a few parts. Overall though, a good read but there were a few parts I‘m glad no one was reading over my shoulder

Literary_Siren They made it into a movie! Julian Fellowes wrote the screenplay and Elizabeth McGovern plays Norma! 4y
Aims42 @Literary_Siren Awesome! I‘ll have to check it out, anything Julian Fellowes has me in 👍🏻😍 Thanks for the heads up!! (edited) 4y
Literary_Siren @Aims42 you‘re welcome! I just bought the movie on iTunes. 4y
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Aims42
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✅ Christmas cards done (not sealed cuz hubby‘s gotta sign, but all written & stamped)
✅ Tree decorated
✅ Seasonal beer opened and book ready to be opened
The gift list is far from being done, but for now, I can take a breath 😁

ljuliel Your tree is pretty. Very bright and colorful ! 4y
Aims42 @ljuliel thank you so much!! ☺️ 4y
Crazeedi Lovely photo! You're way ahead of me!! 4y
Aims42 @Crazeedi thanks!! I keep telling myself there‘s plenty of time, and there really is 👍🏻 We got this!! 4y
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MsBennet
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. A lot of reviews have suggested skipping part 3 but I disagree. 🌟

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tpixie
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‪Rock Chalk! KU! 🌾 ❤️💙❤️🌾 Congrats to Laura Moriarty She a professor at Kansas University!! ‬#Kansas
‪Her great book is now a movie!!‬

sammisho I didn't know she lived in Lawerence! 5y
tpixie @sammisho yes!! She came to the Hutchinson Public Library to talk about 5 years ago. She was SOO nice, sweet, and approachable!! 5y
CoverToCoverGirl Love that cover! 5y
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Reecaspieces Love this book! 5y
Nebklvr @tpixie Huh. I used to live in Hutchinson. 5y
tpixie @Nebklvr fun!!! I moved here about 5 years ago. Our timing was off!! 5y
tpixie @ CoverToCoverGirl it is a great cover! @Reecaspieces I enjoyed it also!! 5y
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Tamra
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Pickpick

I enjoyed this soap opera novel. I may not have liked it as well had the narrator not been Elizabeth McGovern. 😉

tpixie It‘s going to be a movie starring EM as The Chaperone! 5y
Tamra @tpixie really? That could be fun! 5y
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Tamra
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I kept thinking, “I know this voice, I know this voice......”
Then the name of the MC is Cora, which kept niggling my brain and BINGO. 💡 (Cora, Elizabeth McGovern from Downton Abbey) Couldn‘t be a better fit, love her voice, so smooth and relaxing. Her characterization of Cora‘s Kansas best friend and the KKK conversation was a delight.

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RowReads1
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Linsy Oooh 🤩 5y
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Cathythoughts
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I couldn‘t wait 😬.... & I‘m thrilled to pieces with these books... Thankyou so very much Cindy. I‘m so delighted 👍🏻♥️♥️♥️♥️Cathy Xx

Cinfhen Hahahaha!!! But where is @TrishB package??? Glad to send u a little holiday cheer 💜 5y
Cathythoughts You are very good ! I‘m very excited to read both books .... so pleased with what you sent. Thankyou , Litsy generosity is special & humbling ♥️♥️♥️ 5y
TrishB Just what I was thinking @Cinfhen ! 5y
Cinfhen I‘m sure it‘s right behind my package @TrishB ❣️❣️ 5y
TrishB Fingers crossed 🤞🏻 @Cinfhen (edited) 5y
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Mshookquilts
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A family of secrets & lies.

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Mdargusch
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#audiobooking #audioknitting
This book is read read by Elizabeth Mc Govern - she does a fantastic job! Too bad all audiobooks aren‘t read by great actresses.

Literary_Siren I‘m going to have to get this on audio simply because she‘s the narrator! 6y
Crazeedi This looks like a good one! Thanks for the blurb, adding 6y
emilyhaldi Fun! 🤗 6y
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Mdargusch @Literary_Siren & @Crazeedi this is such a great audiobook. I will say I‘m listening to it at 1.25 and it is perfect at that speed. The ending is not at all what I was expecting! 6y
RowReads1 It‘s being made into a movie with her in it. 6y
Mdargusch That should be really good! @RowReads1 6y
Reviewsbylola Glad you‘re enjoying this one! 6y
Godmotherx5 I imagine she has a great voice for narration. 6y
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Mdargusch
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Cora Carlisle has a #tickettoride to NYC from Kansas on the train as the chaperone to young Louise Brooks.
#heyjune

Cinfhen Nice choice! Still want to read this book 6y
emilyhaldi Is this still tbr? 6y
Mdargusch I‘m actually listening to it on overdrive @emilyhaldi 🚘🚙 6y
Reviewsbylola Really enjoyed this one!! 6y
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Mdargusch
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My #summerdays #juneTBR. It‘s preliminary but I‘m hoping to read all my required reading and one or two from my #MtTBR.
#juneitselectrifying #readingresolutions

vkois88 Sounds like a good plan! Nice line up 😊 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Looks like a great stack!!! 6y
erinreads I loved A Hundred Summers and The Chaperone! My mother in law lent me her copy of Excellent Women, so I‘ll be reading that soon too. 6y
Pamwurtzler All good choices. Enjoy! 6y
Reviewsbylola The Chaperone is great!! 6y
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Jenny
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A few good finds at the thrift stores this weekend.

tammysue 👏🏻🙌🏻 6y
JoyNorstrom Oh...Be Frank with Me is supposed to be a good‘er too 👍 6y
Jenny I‘ve actually read it and it‘s excellent. I needed to own a physical copy. 6y
thebluestocking Nice finds!! 6y
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DarcysMom
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Pickpick

🌟🌟🌟🌟
#audiobook
#overdrive

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DarcysMom
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DarcysMom
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Vertabrain My favorite way to get those steps in! 😉 Loved 6y
DarcysMom @Vertabrain It is the only way I can get my miles in. 🚶‍♀️ 6y
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DarcysMom
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thea-block
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“That's what spending time with the young can do—it's the big payoff for all the pain. The young can exasperate, of course, and frighten, and condescend, and insult, and cut you with their still unrounded edges. But they can also drag you, as you protest and scold and try to pull away, right up to the window of the future, and even push you through.” Enjoying the exploration of generational and societal changes in The Chaperone by Moriarty.

Chelleo Welcome to Litsy! New book friends are the best! We hope you‘re loving it here! Checkout these #Litsytips: http://bit.ly/litsytips and #LitsyHowTo videos: http://bit.ly/litsyvideos There‘s so many fun things to do: book exchanges, buddy reads, photo challenges and more! Check out @LitsyHappenings for details. @LitsyWelcomeWagon 6y
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theladygreer
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I'm a couple years late on this, but if you're missing Downton Abbey, this audiobook is perfect -- it's read by Elizabeth McGovern, and the main character is even named Cora! I'm really enjoying the book so far.

MidnightBookGirl I read this when it first came out and loved it! 6y
JazzFeathers One other if my readers group will discuss this next week. But there's no chance l can read it on time 😭 6y
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WanderingBookaneer
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60 kids
3 chaperones
1 trip
#SpaceCampBound with @saraisabel #TeachersOfLitsy

LibrarianRyan Space camp. How AWESOME. 6y
GripLitGrl Sounds fun enjoy! 6y
OrangeMooseReads So many kids! So few adults! LOL it does sound like an awesome trip though 6y
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JoScho Y‘all are brave! The teacher in me wishes you lots of luck! 6y
Mdargusch Good luck!🍀 6y
JacqMac Good luck brave lady! 6y
Anna40 Yes! Good luck! 6y
alisiakae Sounds like a great trip! FL or Alabama? My daughter wants to go to space summer camp next year, I discovered it too late to sign up this year. 6y
WanderingBookaneer @4thhouseontheleft : AL . We bring out 6th graders every year. 6y
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Reviewsbylola
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I anticipated this being my last book of 2017, but I just finished it with hours to go. It was one of those books that I grabbed of my shelves on a whim after owning it for years. What a lovely surprise. Cora is a married mother when she offers to chaperone a young Louise Brooks to New York. Her reasons for volunteering are laid out as the book progresses. It took many turns that I didn‘t anticipate, but I loved every minute of it.

Mdargusch Sounds 👌🏼 6y
Reviewsbylola You two can borrow it. @Mdargusch @emilyhaldi 6y
Jaimelire I liked this one👍 6y
JazzFeathers I've owned this book fir a few year too. Nice to know it's a good one. Maybe this year... 😊 6y
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Lola
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My daughter is attending a hs homecoming dance in a neighboring state tonight so we got a room in a local hotel. I‘ll spend the evening reading while she spends it dancing. I think I have all of my reading bases covered.

Ashley_Nicoletto This looks lovely! Enjoy! 6y
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Tameeka
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The Chaperone started off well and nose dived all to hell by the middle of the book. I did learn one amazing fact. Lysol was originally sold as a feminine hygiene product.

RaimeyGallant I want to say I'm surprised, but... 7y
DrexEdit 😨😨😨 7y
Tameeka @RaimeyGallant yeah not surprising at all. 7y
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Tameeka @DrexEdit I know. 7y
Sace I know! I was astounded! 6y
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Tameeka
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"Just the year before, there'd been an article in 'Ladies' Home Journal' that warned that the new jazz craze was a real threat to young people, as it regularly led to a base form of dancing that stirred up the lower nature."

RaimeyGallant Great quote. 7y
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Currey
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Mehso-so

A historical novel set at a time when attitudes regarding women and their condoned behaviors were changing radically. The book relates an almost 90 year period of "The Chaperone's" life and highlights her interactions with the silent movie star Louise Brooks. I had a difficult time seeing the world through the mind of the heroine and felt some of her decisions did not coalesce. It no doubt reflected reality but I did not enjoy it that much.

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MallenNC
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This is one of my four main bookshelves. The top shelf holds the books I said I'd read for LitsyAtoZ but haven't finished many of yet. #SPACEJAM @Liberty

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Lab Girl is excellent! And great shelves! 7y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa By the way.... I seem to be dragging my heals at my LitsyAtoZ too, so you're not alone and we'll get there eventually! 7y
MallenNC @Riveted_Reader_Melissa That makes me feel better about my AtoZ list! 7y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @MallenNC Anytime! @Gezemice and I picked out our LitsyAtoZ reads together and I bet not an hour after I commented here she messaged me about switching up some of our picks and swapping some out. So you are definitely not alone! 7y
Gezemice Yep, just reshuffled the entire list. Should repost it soon - although we are still shuffling a bit! @Riveted_Reader_Melissa 7y
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Sahar
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THE CHAPERONE by Laura Moriarty

Historical Fiction set in New York City during the summer of 1922. This story take place during a time when social attitudes and public values towards women teetered on the cusp of radical change. Nevertheless, until they did, Cora Carlisle had to navigate the systems and regulations that kept women securely tethered to society‘s expectations–breaking a few of those rules to etch a life for herself regardless.

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Pamwurtzler
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Good book! The world was changing & these women changed with it. #LetterC #LitsyAtoZ

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RowReads1
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EvieBee Wow! 7y
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Jinjer
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Just got an email saying this will be Masterpiece's first feature film so I jumped on Amazon and got a cheap hardcover with dust jacket. Anyone read it? Liked it? Film has writer, director and star of Downton Abbey!

saresmoore Ooh, stacked! 7y
rubyslippersreads I haven't read it yet, but bought it for my Nook ages ago. I'm looking forward to this movie! 7y
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howjessicareads
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I'm having my traditional Mother's Day afternoon out alone! Found a shady strip mall to pace some steps, since it's too hot for a walk at the park, and then gonna sit and read in a coffee shop for a bit! 🙂

Reviewsbylola Perfect! 7y
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Eridau Great pic! 7y
Reviewsbylola I loved Z and The Paris Wife. The Chaperone is on my TBR after hearing amazing things. 7y
PurpleyPumpkin @Reviewsbylola I'm the opposite! I read The Chaperone, which I really enjoyed, but the other 2 are on my tbr. Good to know I have some good reading ahead!😉 7y
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Donnasmiles
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Want to read a great book? It will make you think!
It's set in the 20's and beyond and covers many of the movements that changed the world...Prohibition, The Great Depression, and many of the issues of women's rights that changed the world as was known then. I loved how the author blended the past, present, and future and allowed us to see how some women were finally allowed to shatter the boundaries for the possibility of change. Top 10!

rubyslippersreads I bought this a couple of years ago--I'll have to move it up my TBR list. 7y
Chelsea.Poole I read this with my book club and we really enjoyed it. Lots to discuss! 7y
[DELETED] 2111265813 This one is good! 7y
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Donnasmiles @rubyslippersreads it had been in my stack for a year! I just loved it and especially enjoyed the little bits of history that I could reference... 7y
Donnasmiles @Chelsea.Poole there is so much depth in this book. Have you read anything else by her? 7y
Donnasmiles @SecondRunReviews So great! Seems like I've gotten stuck in this era of time in my reading lately. 7y
Chelsea.Poole @Donnasmiles this is the only one of her's I've read. 7y
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