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This was not the book I was looking for.

Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married by Nancy Rubin Stuart

May 4, 2021 by faintingviolet 2 Comments

I had such hopes for this one, but alas it was not to be. It should be said that this is a review of a DNF, I read enough to know what wasn’t working for me but with the due date at the library’s arrival I had to give it back and I don’t miss it. Proceed with that knowledge, because I’m probably going on a little bit of a rant here. Here we go: I am so freaking tired of women’s stories being told […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: Defiant Brides, faintingviolet, Nancy Rubin Stuart, nopity nope nope, read women, we need better history books, Women's History

faintingviolet's CBR13 Review No:16 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: Defiant Brides, faintingviolet, Nancy Rubin Stuart, nopity nope nope, read women, we need better history books, Women's History ·
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