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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I've been to Monticello so I really enjoyed the setting but now I really want to go back and see it again! I feel like I learned a lot about american history which is what I love about good historical fiction. I also appreciate when it feels like the authors did a thorough job of researching. The authors admit to taking a few liberties with information but I feel like any glimpse into the past involves some liberties with stories so I'm ok with it, as long as it's
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Jan 29, 2018
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I wanted to stop reading after the 2nd chapter but since I’m in a book club I continued until the 28th when I just couldn’t take it anymore. If Patsy’s heart had fluttered one more time I might have found myself hoping it would stop beating all together. To me this book reads more like a romance novel than historical fiction. The romance between Martha and Mr. Short took up a lot of the first part of the book and was totally made up and sappy. Historical fiction should give more attention to the
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Jul 29, 2021
Kelly
marked it as to-read
Oct 08, 2015
Candi
marked it as to-read
Feb 06, 2018
Nancy
marked it as maybe
Nov 13, 2016
Kris (My Novelesque Life)
marked it as to-read
Jan 07, 2016
Sharmon
marked it as to-read
Aug 21, 2020
Amber K
marked it as to-read
Dec 30, 2022
Sarah Brown
marked it as friends-recs-2023
