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HISTORICAL FICTION

Effie and Luella lived a privileged life and had to conform to all the strict rules set upon women in the 1910's including being sent away.

THE GIRLS WITH NO NAMES will be of interest to women‘s fiction fans and those readers who enjoy family tension, life in the 1900's, sisterly love, story line twists, and secrets.

It‘s a good one…I hope you get to read it if you haven‘t.

LOVE the cover!!

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New York 1910, was no place for the fiercely independent woman. But this is the story of several... Without giving too much away, I will say that this is a story based in fact about two sisters and their deep love and loyalty to one another.

Historical Fiction, fit for any reader.

📚📖Happy Reading!📖📚

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Not a bad book to listen to, but I did find it confusing at times, and couldn't even tell you why

Managed to finish the book on this rainy day. It did pick up as the book went on and the ending tied everything up with a neat little bow; but it was just an ok read to me. I found it to be fairly predictable and was hoping to get more history out of it. The history was accurate but I wish we dived further into the subjects (I don't want to spoil). I enjoyed the Gypsies and Mable's story line the most - neither were supposed to be the main parts.

Snuck some reading time in with Cardamom French Toast tea (apparently they don't sell this tea in Canada anymore 😔) before the kiddos woke up this morning.

I'm about half way through The Girls With No Names and it is ok so far. I found the first part kind of slow moving and fairly predictable. It does seem to be picking up and I'm reading fairly quickly so hopefully the second half is strong.

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Heartbreakingly beautiful story of girls who experienced horrifying treatment, in a situation not of their own making!!!

Historical fiction about what it means to be a woman and what it means to be left behind

I really liked this story that is essentially about two sisters and their coming of age. It tags some historical events like womens suffrage, the Asch building fire, and asylums for troubled women.

The main character of this story has VSD, a heart condition that I also have (mine repaired). So it was an interesting look into what my life could have been if I had been born in a different era, without life saving surgery.

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Effie and Luella lived a privileged life and had to conform to all the strict rules set upon women in the 1910's including being sent away.

One day Luella hinted that she knew a secret about her father, and this made her father furious. One morning Effie woke to realize her sister wasn't there.

This book is one you won't want to put down.

ENJOY!! 5/5

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This was a difficult book to read as teen girls had to endure such horrible conditions beyond their control.

Not one of my favorite books. Perhaps I just wasn‘t ready for a downer at the beginning of the new year.

It picked up after Effie got into the House of Mercy. I enjoyed the second half more. It was interesting to learn of the House of Mercy (which was real), and the kinds of things that went on in “homes” like this. Also interesting was a big event worked in to the storyline, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. I could see it coming, with a few of the characters working there… As always, I appreciated the historical note at the end.