A review by stylintraveler26
Eliza Hamilton: The Extraordinary Life and Times of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton by Tilar J. Mazzeo

2.0

It was a an interesting read overall. A biography that was written more like fiction (also included a lot of fiction). Luckily the reviews warned me that it was more of a novel than a biography so I wasn't as annoyed. But this also made it easier to get through. There wasn't really much of the "extraordinary" focused on until the last chapters of the book. Up until then I felt like she was the typical wife of her times. Suffering the birth of lots of children and death of a few. Having to deal with her husband's wants and needs over her own. Feeling small compared to those around her. And smiling through it. It wasn't until Alexander's death that she became her own person. I wish more had been focused on her long life after Alexander. I learned some things and I finished the book without feeling like I suffered through it. So that's something.