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The Secret History of the Rape Kit
The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story
by Pagan Kennedy
History of Rape Kits Biography (11/9/2024)
The Secret History of the Rape Kit by Pagan Kennedy is an advance reader copy from Net Galley through BookBrowse and I thank them for allowing me to read this book. The book certainly won't be for everyone, but I did learn a lot. I really had no idea how new the rape kit …more
Becoming Madam Secretary
Becoming Madam Secretary
by Stephanie Dray
Becoming Madam Secretary (10/28/2023)
Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray is an excellent historical fiction book. Frances Perkins was the first woman to be Secretary of Labor under Franklin Roosevelt. The book is fiction, and the author did make assumptions as she explains in her notes. The book is …more
All You Have to Do Is Call
All You Have to Do Is Call
by Kerri Maher
A timely subject (6/24/2023)
All You Have to Do Is Call by Kerri Maher takes place in the 1970s in an age when women are fighting for control of their own lives from personal choices to working outside the home. It is still a time when women are expected to be in the home, cooking, cleaning, and taking …more
The Lost English Girl
The Lost English Girl
by Julia Kelly
Lost English Girl Review (2/22/2023)
A historical fiction which addresses sending children from cities like London and Liverpool to the country for safety to be away from German bombing during WWII. Liv becomes pregnant after only two dates with Joshua. Liv's family is Catholic, and Joshua's is Jewish. There …more
Once We Were Home
Once We Were Home
by Jennifer Rosner
Once We Were Home review (11/30/2022)
"Once We Were Home" by Jennifer Rosner made me sit back and savor the words and ache for the characters who were stolen or placed with strangers or mere acquaintance to save them from sure death. The intention was good, but the trauma it caused these young children was not …more
Peach Blossom Spring
Peach Blossom Spring: A Novel
by Melissa Fu
Peach Blossom Spring is a beautiful book (2/26/2022)
I just loved this book. It is a beautiful family story that starts in China when Japan invades China. Meilin and her son Renshu must leave their home where they had lived with comfort and even luxury. They travel with Wenling and her children to several places in China …more
Sisters of the Great War
Sisters of the Great War: A Novel
by Suzanne Feldman
WWI Sisters go to war (9/30/2021)
Sisters of the Great War by Suzanne Feldman offers a new perspective of WWI. Ruth and Elise Duncan life with their father and grandfather in Baltimore. Ruth wants to be a doctor, but her father (a doctor himself) doesn't think this proper for a woman. Elise is a very good …more
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