Lady of Milkweed Manor
by Julie Klassen
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Read in January, 2008
This is truly one of the most emotionally gripping novels I've ever read and it is sure to make my best of 2008 list. My heart pounded with anticipation so many times I lost count. Just when I thought I knew what would happen next, something different took place. The author did an amazing job pulling the reader into Charlotte's life. I longed for her happiness. And there were so many powerful subplots that my head is still swimming with amazement, and my heart is still gripped by this strangely ...more
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Read in March, 2008
I read this book because it was by a St. Paul author and I bought it in the local authors section of Garrison Keillor's bookstore. But it really was not that bad. It is a period piece about a higher class woman who has an out-of-wedlock child, with all kinds of emotional and social implications wrapped up in that. She then becomes a wet nurse, a very low-class occupation, and the reader learns all about the idea of wet nurses and what their function was. It's an era I never thought much about...more
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Read in March, 2008
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Shannonrecommends it for: anyone how likes historical inspirational fiction
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Read in July, 2008
Unless you're obsessed with romances, mothering, and the roles and status of women in the English Regency, skip it.
Lady of Milkweed Manor has echoes of Jane Austen and Beverly Lewis both, but fails for lack of Austen's authenticity and Lewis's knack for romance with mystery. The narrator is totally omniscient, and thus so is the reader, although Klassen makes a stab at suspense in the last three chapters. Predictable ending, plus the author freely admits she never visited any of the...more
Lady of Milkweed Manor has echoes of Jane Austen and Beverly Lewis both, but fails for lack of Austen's authenticity and Lewis's knack for romance with mystery. The narrator is totally omniscient, and thus so is the reader, although Klassen makes a stab at suspense in the last three chapters. Predictable ending, plus the author freely admits she never visited any of the...more
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i've gotten desperate to read anything waiting for my books on hold at the library to come through. this wasn't as bad as i thought it would be. interesting enough. it's about a woman that is shunned by her father and sister (& society) because she has a baby out-of-wedlock. she won't reveal the gentleman's name and her aunt arranges her to live in a lying-in hospital. once she finds out she is pregnant her life drastically changes.
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Read in April, 2008
I finished this book and I was sorry to see it end. I thoughly enjoyed it! There were some interesting blurbs on the properties of milkweed. I didn't realize they used to use milkweed for a form of painkiller-interesting! This book also gave you an insight on what woman that were supposedly fallen had to do to make some money, which was become wet nurses. Very interesting story. I would definitely recommend this book!
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Read in July, 2008
The characters in this book are interesting enough and the plot developed enough that I wanted to finish this book to find out what happened - but overall this was a trite, overwrought novel. I was hoping for a little better example of historical fiction.
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Read in December, 2007
This is an interesting story. It's not very heavy handed in christian aspect, but it might almost be lacking there. I didn't like the style of the first and last chapter (first person) but the others were better.
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Read in July, 2008
This was a great book, because not only was the plot very interesting, I also learned a lot about unwed mothers in England during this time period. Really good!
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Owned.
I really liked this book, especially since a lot of the subject matter was so "out-of-the-box" for Christian fiction! Very "edgy". ;)
I really liked this book, especially since a lot of the subject matter was so "out-of-the-box" for Christian fiction! Very "edgy". ;)
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Read in March, 2008
Loving this one...fasinating information about lying-in hospitals and wet nurses in the 1700-1800's. Plus she's a great author.
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I really liked this book. It is a book that after you read it, you need to discuss it.
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A nice, enjoyable read for when you're craving a mild romance
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