The Tobacco Wives: A Novel
Most anticipated by USA Today, W Magazine, New York Post, Parade, Bustle, Buzzfeed, Reader's Digest, and PopSugar and named one of the best historical fiction books of the year by Cosmopolitan!
"A beautifully rendered portrait of a young woman finding her courage and her voice."--Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author
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The Tobacco Wives was a very quick read. The story line has some interesting twist and turns. It explored the influence of old money VS new money. The main character adds to the the confusing twist', when we are reminded of her age. And yet her age during the period in which this book was written explains a great deal about the ending
Content warning for abandonment, medical scenarios, manipulation, threats, blackmail, and related topics. I liked pieces of this novel, but other pieces didn't work for me. Mostly, the main character. I didn't buy that she was fifteen, or that she would really have been allowed to take over her aunt's seamstress business. Another thing that didn't work for me was the mystery aspect. I liked what the novel was trying to examine (with corrupt busin...read more
A slow paced book that goes well over 100 pages before it becomes interesting. One can debate the term "interesting". Will say that it takes the reader in an unexpected direction.
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