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Her Lost Words: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley by Stephanie Marie Thornton
2 reviews
imogensinklings's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Blood, Miscarriage, Animal cruelty, and Child death
transportedlfl's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I am especially pleased to share an amazing new historical fiction that highlights two fabulous female authors.
I was initially introduced to Mary Wollstonecraft's writing through historical romances with strong female protagonists. In many ways, Mary Wollstonecraft is the forerunner to much of modern feminist thinking. And though I had forgotten, she was also Mary Shelley's mother.
The book was told in first person with alternating chapters from Mary Wallstonecraft and Mary Godwin/Shelley. Though I knew a bit of the history of both women separately, I especially appreciated the choice to pair them in this way. Reading their alternating perspectives made the choices and feelings of each all the richer.
Mary Wallstonecraft is best known for writing A Vindication of the Rights of Women. She advocated for women's education, suffrage, the right to divorce and property. I had not known of her additional writings on the French Revolution or travel. So I learned a great deal reading this.
I especially appreciated the Author's Note in which Stephanie Marie Thornton clarified when and how she changed facts for a simpler story (especially in terms of so many women named Mary). As she describes it herself, this book is a love letter to both Mary Wallstonecraft and Mary Shelley and to the amazing writing both did.
The narration was done by two women: Grace Gray as Mary Shelley and Hannah Curtis as Mary Wallstonecraft. I found it quite helpful that their voices were different in following which story I was listening to at the time.
CW: domestic violence, suicide, loss of a child
I was initially introduced to Mary Wollstonecraft's writing through historical romances with strong female protagonists. In many ways, Mary Wollstonecraft is the forerunner to much of modern feminist thinking. And though I had forgotten, she was also Mary Shelley's mother.
The book was told in first person with alternating chapters from Mary Wallstonecraft and Mary Godwin/Shelley. Though I knew a bit of the history of both women separately, I especially appreciated the choice to pair them in this way. Reading their alternating perspectives made the choices and feelings of each all the richer.
Mary Wallstonecraft is best known for writing A Vindication of the Rights of Women. She advocated for women's education, suffrage, the right to divorce and property. I had not known of her additional writings on the French Revolution or travel. So I learned a great deal reading this.
I especially appreciated the Author's Note in which Stephanie Marie Thornton clarified when and how she changed facts for a simpler story (especially in terms of so many women named Mary). As she describes it herself, this book is a love letter to both Mary Wallstonecraft and Mary Shelley and to the amazing writing both did.
The narration was done by two women: Grace Gray as Mary Shelley and Hannah Curtis as Mary Wallstonecraft. I found it quite helpful that their voices were different in following which story I was listening to at the time.
CW: domestic violence, suicide, loss of a child
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, and Child death
Moderate: Suicide
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