tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658995350403073675.post6375997585199243066..comments2024-01-05T07:34:25.501-05:00Comments on SmallWorld Reads: Books Read in February Sarah at SmallWorldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15306137253094526922noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658995350403073675.post-47804652647831699582021-03-02T18:56:09.863-05:002021-03-02T18:56:09.863-05:00Oops - I meant Homegoing! Mistyped :)
SueOops - I meant Homegoing! Mistyped :)<br /><br />SueSue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658995350403073675.post-26266939769348198002021-03-02T18:55:34.227-05:002021-03-02T18:55:34.227-05:00Wow, what a great reading month for you! So many w...Wow, what a great reading month for you! So many wonderful books. I loved The Dutch House, too - I listened to it on audio, read by Tom Hanks, who completely embodied the main character/narrator!<br /><br />And I am dying to read Homecoming - have heard so many great reviews!<br /><br />Hope that March is off to a great start for you, too!<br /><br />Sue<br /><br /><a href="http://bookbybook.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Book By Book</a>Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658995350403073675.post-19694452753811037752021-03-01T21:31:08.696-05:002021-03-01T21:31:08.696-05:00Jeanne -- I read that book years ago, yes! And Wom...Jeanne -- I read that book years ago, yes! And Woman 99 definitely discusses how many women were put into asylums because they flouted convention.Sarah at SmallWorldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15306137253094526922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658995350403073675.post-49845355189138473742021-03-01T19:47:25.052-05:002021-03-01T19:47:25.052-05:00Interesting that main premise of Woman 99 is the s...Interesting that main premise of Woman 99 is the same as a jumping-off point of a book I read called One Thousand White Women- also set in the late 1800 / early 1900's and the main character was put in an asylum by her family because she had flouted convention and chosen to live with an unsuitable man, and I believe they weren't married. I wonder if it was a very common thing in that time.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.com