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kspenmoll
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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

Suet624 I love all the colors! So joyful. 5mo
Librarybelle Oh! Anxious to hear what you think! 5mo
Mollyanna I‘m looking forward to your thoughts on this one too. 5mo
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kspenmoll @Suet624 thanks Sue! I love the book‘s cover art. 5mo
kspenmoll @Librarybelle @Mollyanna I will definitely write a book report. & tag you both! (edited) 5mo
Andrew65 Looks a good choice. 5mo
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Cuilin
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Panpan

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! 11mo
Cuilin @SamAnne I honestly was frustrated when reading it. Luckily I borrowed it on Libby! 11mo
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TrishB
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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 11mo
TrishB @squirrelbrain I just had to read now! You know how it is 😁 11mo
squirrelbrain I know! I think I might just give up work so I can read ALL the books! 🤣 11mo
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TrishB @squirrelbrain oh I wish! 11mo
Cathythoughts Imagine having that impression of the painting at nine and still today ❤️ 11mo
Suet624 That picture! I‘ve never seen it! What an image. 11mo
LeahBergen I find them so fascinating, too! 11mo
TrishB @Cathythoughts @Suet624 it‘s amazing in its full glory! 11mo
TrishB @LeahBergen they blow my mind every time I read about them ♥️ 11mo
CarolynM I‘ve not seen that painting before -I‘d always pictured Shelley‘s pyre a lot higher than that 🤔😆 Book sounds good. Stacked 11mo
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! 11mo
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! 🥓 11mo
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TrishB
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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! 🥰 11mo
Leftcoastzen Awww , so cute! Reading while the house is quiet early is the best! 11mo
TrishB @Leftcoastzen it definitely is. 11mo
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dabbe Hello, Sweetest Sansa! 💙🐾💙 11mo
LeahBergen Sansa! 😘😘 11mo
TrishB @dabbe @LeahBergen Sansa says hi 😘 11mo
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TrishB
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Hairdresser reading. Enjoying this one so far.

Cathythoughts How relaxing 💫 11mo
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TrishB
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Just started this one for #quicklunchtimeread

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marleed
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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
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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? 🤣💚🤗 12mo
marleed @dabbe oh How I wish teacher‘s who just want to teach could just teach! 12mo
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! 🤣 12mo
marleed @dabbe I‘m glad you were able to retire. Teaching deserves so much more respect and pay than it gets. 12mo
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kspenmoll
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#EasterOMC #14 #TBR #titlesspelleaster #EASTER
(The) Enigma of Room 622
Agatha Christie
(The) Sting of Justice
These Fevered Days
Etta Lemon
Romantic outlaws

Clwojick Good choices! ⭐️ 12mo
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SilversReviews
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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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