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Berry's narrative of the Atlantic crossing covers the wide experiences of travellers, slave and free, rich and poor. He specialises in the role of the clergy in these journeys, particularly the experiences of Oglethorpe's company--including Charles Wesley--heading toward Georgia. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️#bookstagram #books #reading #phdresearch #uofg #uofglibrary #atlantichistory #thegradlife

'Passing their toddlers in a hall, mothers would tousle their hair or even sweep them up in their arms and kiss them hard along their chins and necks until the children squealed with glee. Where else in life, Mabel wondered, could a woman love so openly and with such abandon?' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #thesnowchild #eowynivey #thegradlife

'The campaign for the abolition of the slave trade demonstrated and proved that civilised people's, like the British, could achieve moral progress. British primacy in the war against barbarism reaffirmed the nation's place at the apex of refinement and virtue.' -Moral Capital, Christopher Leslie Brown. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #bookstagram #mybookshelf #history #slavery #abolition #dissertationresearch #phd #thegradlife

Being old must be incredibly frustrating. But to do it with as much joie de vivre as these residents do might makes it seem less frightening. This novel tenderly explores life and death with more than a few laughs. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #bookstagram #mybookshelf #books #readingwomen #growingold #thegradlife

A modern Greek tragedy, TSH explores the themes of mortality, hubris, and the transience of youth. A compelling thriller, to be sure, but it's terrifying calmness and descent into chaos are the beautiful parallels to a Grecian tragedy, complete with its own terrifyingly calm tragic hero. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️#thesecrethistory #tsh #donnatartt #books #reading #readingwomen #thegradlife