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Mrs. Lincoln's Sisters
by Jennifer Chiaverini
I previously read Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by the same author. While I enjoyed that book, I was a bit disappointed because I actually wanted to read more about Mrs. Lincoln besides her White House years and next few years after when her dressmaker knew her. Mrs. Lincoln's Sisters is exactly what I was looking for.
This book shifts and back and forth through time from when Mary Todd Lincoln was just a little girl to her death. Mary had a complicated upbringing. She was one of 7 children, but her mother died shortly after giving birth to the seventh child. Her father remarries, and his new wife goes on to have nine children with him. In general, Mary's stepmother preferred her own children over her step children, but she especially disliked Mary, so much so that she sent her to board at a boarding school that was less than two miles away!
Even Mary's courtship was Abraham Lincoln was fraught with difficulty, in large part due to her family's influence.
I enjoyed that this book gave me insight into Mary Lincoln's life, but in the end, it left me feeling a bit depressed. Mary clearly had mental issues from the time she was a young child. I wonder if she had lived in modern time if she might have been able to take medicine and live a fairly normal life. I also wonder how different her life would have been if Lincoln hadn't been assassinated.
Overall, this is a great book for anyone wanting to learn more about Mary Lincoln.
This book shifts and back and forth through time from when Mary Todd Lincoln was just a little girl to her death. Mary had a complicated upbringing. She was one of 7 children, but her mother died shortly after giving birth to the seventh child. Her father remarries, and his new wife goes on to have nine children with him. In general, Mary's stepmother preferred her own children over her step children, but she especially disliked Mary, so much so that she sent her to board at a boarding school that was less than two miles away!
Even Mary's courtship was Abraham Lincoln was fraught with difficulty, in large part due to her family's influence.
I enjoyed that this book gave me insight into Mary Lincoln's life, but in the end, it left me feeling a bit depressed. Mary clearly had mental issues from the time she was a young child. I wonder if she had lived in modern time if she might have been able to take medicine and live a fairly normal life. I also wonder how different her life would have been if Lincoln hadn't been assassinated.
Overall, this is a great book for anyone wanting to learn more about Mary Lincoln.