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Her Lost Words
Her Lost Words: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley | Stephanie Marie Thornton
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From A Vindication of the Rights of Woman to Frankenstein, a tale of two literary legendsa mother and daughterdiscovering each other and finding themselves along the way, from USA Today bestselling author Stephanie Marie Thornton. 1792. As a child, Mary Wollstonecraft longed to disappear during her fathers violent rages. Instead, she transforms herself into the radical author of the landmark volume A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, in which she dares to propose that women are equal to men. From conservative England to the blood-drenched streets of revolutionary France, Mary refuses to bow to societys conventions and instead supports herself with her pen until an illicit love affair challenges her every belief about romance and marriage. When she gives birth to a daughter and is stricken with childbed fever, Mary fears it will be her many critics who recount her lifes extraordinary odyssey 1818. The daughter of infamous political philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft, passionate Mary Shelley learned to read by tracing the letters of her mothers tombstone. As a young woman, she desperately misses her mothers guidance, especially following her scandalous elopement with dashing poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Mary struggles to balance an ever-complicated marriage with motherhood while nursing twin hopes that she might write something of her own one day and also discover the truth of her mothers unconventional life. Marys journey will unlock her mothers secrets, all while leading to her own destiny as the groundbreaking author of Frankenstein. A riveting and inspiring novel about a firebrand feminist, her visionary daughter, and the many ways their words transformed our world.
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kspenmoll
kspenmoll
Her Lost Words: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley | Stephanie Marie Thornton
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Excited to start my day with this novel about Mary Wollstonecraft and her daughter, Mary Shelley. #TBR #historicalfiction #cofffeeandbooks
I have read & studied both women‘s works and am fascinated with their courage to publish their ideas that were way beyond the thinking of the times they lived in. Both actively read today. #20in4 #readathon

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Suet624 I love all the colors! So joyful. 1y
Librarybelle Oh! Anxious to hear what you think! 1y
Mollyanna I‘m looking forward to your thoughts on this one too. 1y
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kspenmoll @Suet624 thanks Sue! I love the book‘s cover art. 1y
kspenmoll @Librarybelle @Mollyanna I will definitely write a book report. & tag you both! (edited) 1y
Andrew65 Looks a good choice. 1y
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Cuilin
Cuilin
Her Lost Words: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley | Stephanie Marie Thornton
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Not for me. Disappointing as I really wanted to like this book. Truly. It was just too ambitious a task. Writing a novel from the POV of two incredibly accomplished and renowned writers, Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley, you must emulate their style and voice. That‘s where this book fails for me. It‘s not convincing. The language is remarkably ordinary. Thornton quotes MW and MWS often but it just highlights the inadequacy of the writing.

SamAnne Uh, unstacked! 2y
Cuilin @SamAnne I honestly was frustrated when reading it. Luckily I borrowed it on Libby! 2y
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TrishB
TrishB
Her Lost Words: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley | Stephanie Marie Thornton
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Pickpick

A novel about Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Godwin/Shelley. I‘ve always been fascinated by these two and the lives they led. And with Shelley too- the painting above (funeral of Shelley)has had me completely mesmerised since I saw it on a school trip aged 9. I go and look at it often still it‘s amazing in ‘real life‘.
These 2 feminists really broke society‘s rules and often paid the price.

squirrelbrain This is on the @camplitsy long list, nominated by @jenniferw88 2y
TrishB @squirrelbrain I just had to read now! You know how it is 😁 2y
squirrelbrain I know! I think I might just give up work so I can read ALL the books! 🤣 2y
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TrishB @squirrelbrain oh I wish! 2y
Cathythoughts Imagine having that impression of the painting at nine and still today ❤️ 2y
Suet624 That picture! I‘ve never seen it! What an image. 2y
LeahBergen I find them so fascinating, too! 2y
TrishB @Cathythoughts @Suet624 it‘s amazing in its full glory! 2y
TrishB @LeahBergen they blow my mind every time I read about them ♥️ 2y
CarolynM I‘ve not seen that painting before -I‘d always pictured Shelley‘s pyre a lot higher than that 🤔😆 Book sounds good. Stacked 2y
TrishB @CarolynM picture in Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and yes agreed- I think it‘s artistic licence and so you can see all the detail! 2y
Bookwomble @CarolynM @TrishB I went to the Walker a couple of months ago and likewise thought there'd be a good deal of Shelly left after that pyre burned out. More of a barbeque, really! 🥓 2y
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TrishB
TrishB
Her Lost Words: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley | Stephanie Marie Thornton
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Sansa and I are having an early morning read before anyone else gets up. I hope they have a long lie in.

RaeLovesToRead Awww! Snoodle! 🥰 2y
Leftcoastzen Awww , so cute! Reading while the house is quiet early is the best! 2y
TrishB @Leftcoastzen it definitely is. 2y
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dabbe Hello, Sweetest Sansa! 💙🐾💙 2y
LeahBergen Sansa! 😘😘 2y
TrishB @dabbe @LeahBergen Sansa says hi 😘 2y
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TrishB
TrishB
Her Lost Words: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley | Stephanie Marie Thornton
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Hairdresser reading. Enjoying this one so far.

Cathythoughts How relaxing 💫 2y
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TrishB
TrishB
Her Lost Words: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley | Stephanie Marie Thornton
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Just started this one for #quicklunchtimeread

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marleed
marleed
Her Lost Words: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley | Stephanie Marie Thornton
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By design, Iread at least something from my own physical shelves every grid - until now. I was stressed juggling Libby holds and decided to give it a full grid. Tagged my favorite!

5* = Loved It, want to shout out loud about this book! I do/will own/keep a physical copy. A+
4*= I liked it, would love to discuss. Solid B
3*=Meh, no need to discuss. Avg C
2*=Nope D
1*=DNF F

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marleed
marleed
Her Lost Words: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley | Stephanie Marie Thornton
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Pickpick

Okay, I just panned a book for 2023 perspectives baked into 1863 characters. Interesting this was my next read because everything in the writing worked. These Mary‘s were bad ass! Mary Shelly is a gift to the literary world, and the mother she never knew - Mary Wollstonecraft was even more ahead of her time. Even with both timelines told in first person narrative, I believed the words and thoughts described this IRL mother-daughter pair.

dabbe I always had my students read an excerpt from Wollstonecraft before we read FRANKENSTEIN. The girl students LOVED her and considered her the first literary woman #badasss, which is just what I wanted before seeing a TEENAGER write what many consider the first science fiction novel! Sigh. If I could just teach and not have to deal with ANYTHING else, I'd still be in the classroom. Who wouldn't? 🤣💚🤗 2y
marleed @dabbe oh How I wish teacher‘s who just want to teach could just teach! 2y
dabbe @marleed Almost 2 years of retirement and I STILL have nightmares over some parents, ridiculous meetings and too much testing, and about not getting my grades in on time! 🤣 2y
marleed @dabbe I‘m glad you were able to retire. Teaching deserves so much more respect and pay than it gets. 2y
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SilversReviews
SilversReviews
Her Lost Words: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley | Stephanie Marie Thornton
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“HER LOST WORDS is a riveting novel about two literary legends discovering each other and finding themselves along the way.”

Historical Fiction - Literary Fiction - Women‘s Fiction

FULL SPOTLIGHT: https://tinyurl.com/ycywb9uj

@stephaniemariethornton
#stephaniemariethornton

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