I’m happy to share a recent review with my great cyber friends and to shout out a great big thank you to everyone who has purchased a book, written a review, or helped spread the words. Dogs are being rescued from kill shelters with the profits from all my books. You all have been a tremendous help.
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on September 22, 2018
Throughout history women have been portrayed as weak or too emotional because men fear actually fear losing their power. Therefore, basic human rights for women were often stripped away and many were institutionalized as powerful men feared exposure for their indiscretions. This story is not for the faint of heart. It intertwines the stories of three strong women, two of whom have been thrown into a lunatic asylum against their wills. The narrator is Klara, a Jewish survivor of a pogrom near her home in Kiev. All her family members brutally murdered, and only she and her father manage to escape the horror to board a ship to a new life in America. Unfortunately, her father dies, instilling her with the desire to be the ‘survivor’ of the family. What should have been a happy ending, ends up with Klara being thrown into an asylum for the simple reason she cannot speak English enough to protest that she is not an inebriated prostitute. There she meets the clearly sane Catherine who has been imprisoned because she might expose her rich, married lover. Enduring years of abuse consisting of a dismal diet, hours of forced sitting on hard benches, rape, beatings, and weekly baths in freezing water, the two friends only have each other to cling to. Hope is nearly gone as their physical health deteriorates, and they are both certain death will be their only release from their never-ending misery. When a newcomer by the name of Nellie arrives, she brings a needed breath of fresh air. She is, in reality, the infamous Nellie Bly, who using the evidence she witnesses daily as well as candid conversations she has with her two new friends to bring about a miracle in an institution housing 1600 unfortunate women. This book is marvelously written, researched, and edited. I felt like I was also committed to the dismal asylum with both Klara & Catherine resided and appreciated how the book used flashbacks to flesh out the backstories of the main characters. It is women who rescue women in this novel, and in today’s uncertain world, it becomes even clearer that the more empowered women become, the less horrible events like these can happen. Highly recommended.
Excellent review.
I’m very happy with it. ❤
That was a great review…and well deserved.
I am sorry that Amazon.com would not allow me to post a review because of their absurd new policy of not having purchased from them…but they could see from Amazon U.K. that mine was a verified purchase…
All power to your writing elbow!
Thank you so much. I’m grateful for your time and the review you did do to Amazon U.K. Very appreciated. ❤
You must find the research you do for your books heartbreaking.
Very heartbreaking. But then along comes someone like Nellie Bly and our hearts melt that true heroes lived, and continue to live. They make all the difference.
Bravo…! on this most recent review.
Thank you so much, JJ. I hope all is well with you, Marianne, and your fur baby. ❤
FANTASTIC! I have been really slack for ages re reading blogs but just wanted to say how much I admire you. Paulette – your writing and your cause! You really are an amazing woman and, now that I am almost out of the doldrums, it is about time I bought yr latest book xxx
Julie, it’s so good to see you here. I’ve been following you for years and have been deeply moved by what you have to say. Stopping by here today, you made my day. I certainly hope yours is a good one. ❤
I have been silently reading blog posts for ages – yours and many others – not trusting myself to comment intelligently as my grief has been so overwhelming, but I am finally beginning to recover… and I really appreciate your moral support. Thank you so much!
Glad to do my small part in being here for you, Julie. You’re a gem. ❤
Congratulation with such an excellent review . I am so happy for you , it is so well deserved ❤
Hi Francina and thank you so much. Your kind words mean a lot to me. Have a happy week. ❤
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