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The Secret Wife of Aaron Burr: A Riveting Untold Story of the American Revolution

Susan Holloway Scott

Start date: July 1, 2024

Finish date: July 31, 2024

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Dec 01, 2023 Shomeret rated it really liked it

Shelves: historical-fiction, goodreads-giveaways

I decided that protagonist Mary Emmons didn't qualify as a strong female protagonist even though the back cover blurb says she is a strong protagonist. I think it's because she is a real historical individual. The complexity of a real person means that she won't have the stature that I want in a strong fictional protagonist. That's the way I feel anyway.

I liked this book well enough to give it that four star rating. Please realize that I've only given one novel a five star rating in 2023, and I ...more

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Jun 12, 2023 Sharon rated it it was amazing

Shelves: bipoc, historical-fiction

I'm going to start this review in an unusual way: don't turn your nose up at books you might find in the dollar store. Seriously. You never know what kind of gems you'll find there. For me, this was one of them. (Also, don't turn your nose up at the dollar store ... it can be a good resource for inexpensive paper goods and more.)

Anyway.

I didn't know anything about Mary Emmons, a woman of color from India who was brought to the fledgling United States as an enslaved person. So, early on in readin ...more

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