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Fiction
In reply to the discussion: What Fiction are you reading this week, October 16, 2022? [View all]Karadeniz
(23,417 posts)20. I think the best way to know if you'd like these books is to compare your reaction to Jane Eyre.
I read that in the 8th grade and loved it! I loved looking into the thinking of a woman trying to cope with adversity, an unequal society in which she knows she is not inferior. Tracy Rees has written several books, but the three I really enjoyed and learned from were The Rose Garden, a confrontation to a domineering husband/father...Amy Snow, one woman who defies parental and societal strictures and another who's given the chance to rise above them... and my favorite, Florence Grace which hits all my priorities!!! Actually, it's hard to name a favorite; they're all so well written. I used Audible because my eyes aren't quite what they used to be!
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I loved this book as well. Heard an interview with her on Terry Gross' Fresh Air (it was
japple
Oct 2022
#31
I think the best way to know if you'd like these books is to compare your reaction to Jane Eyre.
Karadeniz
Oct 2022
#20
You'd like those books. I wasn't sure which sister wrote Jane Eyre, so I looked it up... Charlotte.
Karadeniz
Oct 2022
#43
Yes, Rees author. I listed three of her books, not one! My poor communication skills!
Karadeniz
Oct 2022
#51