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carollynnrivera 's review for:
Becoming Duchess Goldblatt
by Duchess Goldblatt
I confess to never having heard of Duchess Goldblatt before reading this book. Nor did I have any idea what the book was about because it was selected for my book club and I literally just started reading it without even looking at the summary. So I started out thinking (based on the cover) that it was historical fiction. Imagine my surprise.
Either way I doubt I would have chosen to read this book if not for the book club, but I am glad I did. I've mentioned in other reviews (The Seed Keeper, Dinner With Edward) that these books, while interesting for their perspective, seemed to lack humanity. Well, this book had it in spades. All of the confusing, conflicting, very human emotions at their best and worst - everything that reels you in and makes you care about the characters.
It felt at once both heartbreaking and infinitely hopeful. Given "this crazy world", this book came at the right time for me. It showed how even in the midst of the human tragedy, there is hope and love. My only regret is not being part of the Duchess culture at its height.
If you want to have a little bit of your faith in humanity restored, read this.
Either way I doubt I would have chosen to read this book if not for the book club, but I am glad I did. I've mentioned in other reviews (The Seed Keeper, Dinner With Edward) that these books, while interesting for their perspective, seemed to lack humanity. Well, this book had it in spades. All of the confusing, conflicting, very human emotions at their best and worst - everything that reels you in and makes you care about the characters.
It felt at once both heartbreaking and infinitely hopeful. Given "this crazy world", this book came at the right time for me. It showed how even in the midst of the human tragedy, there is hope and love. My only regret is not being part of the Duchess culture at its height.
If you want to have a little bit of your faith in humanity restored, read this.