Tag: historical feminism

BOOK REVIEW: Bittersweet by Colleen McCollough

August 14, 2015 Reading Life No Comments
Review of: Bittersweet by Colleen McCollough Genre: Literature, Historical Fiction In early 1920s Australia, two sets of twins undertake a studying program at the local hospital to become the area’s first registered nurses for varying reasons, but mostly to escape from the domineering thumb of their stepmother.  For Edda, the…

BOOK REVIEW: Miss Grimsley’s Oxford Career by Carla Kelly

May 29, 2015 Uncategorized No Comments
//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=ss_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=wepere0f-20&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=1462112102&asins=1462112102&linkId=GZTHERVV2EC6ZPBO&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true Book: Miss Grimsley’s Oxford Career by Carla Kelly Genre: Historical Fiction, Literature Ellen Grimsley is brilliant and talented, and desires nothing more than to study at Oxford University.  Unfortunately for her, she lives in a time when the very idea of women pursuing higher learning than embroidery, and perhaps…