I totally get why this book is considered a first of a kind. And I liked it, but I didn't love it. Part of it was the first person and the constant "you know how. . ." way of explaining things. It felt forced. But, that being said, it sure seemed like teen romance.

Over the years, I've read lots of books like this: little corners of history, discovered by a non-historian, that somehow make it into published form. Sometimes the stories aren't terribly significant--the great significance is that wonderful primary sources have survived. But this book has a wealth of primary sources, plus an author that knows how to set these women in context.
It's a wonderful, wonderful book, and I wish more popular history books would take their cures from this book.

Really didn't feel like the pictures were anything but a gimmick--they just didn't add much to the story. And if you're going to set up for a sequel, at least finish part one of the story. Just not a fan.

A very satisfying conclusion. But I was wishing I had read some of the others more recently, because I was a wee bit hazy on some details.

Georgie is no Maisie Dobbs, but this is lots of fun.

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