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LOL this only took me almost a complete whole year to read. I FORCED myself to get through the last 3 chapters over the last couple of days because I was dang sick and tired of this book. I love Medieval England. I studied loads of the literature from that time in my classes and am very familiar with law and societal views when it comes to women, sex and sexuality as I also studied that at university. I always thought it would be interesting to write a story based in this period of history but felt that I didn't know enough about day-to-day life. I was thrilled when I found this book as it felt like an easy and comprehensive text to read. It was okay, but it was dry. Don't let the whole "it's like a travel guide!" fool you into thinking this is just a fun piece of literature. This is hard, cold nonfiction at its finest with lack of transitions and listing of facts. I really liked the sections on literature, women's rights, sketchy doctors, and importance of bread but I found myself glazing over at pretty much everything else. Glad that I can finally get this off of my "currently reading" list.