Marianne Monson

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Marianne Monson is a women's history author known for unearthing remarkable stories of incredible women. Her 2016 book, "Frontier Grit," was nominated for an American Library Association Amelia Bloomer Award, and her 2018 "Women of the Blue and Gray" was awarded a silver medal in the military category by Foreword Reviews.

Her work has been praised by reviewers:

"the biographies zing with personality and page-turning prose" -Publishers Weekly

"the diversity of her subjects is outstanding" -Booklist

"a deftly written work of fiction" -Midwest Book Review

"Monson is an excellent storyteller whose research fills in the gaps" -Foreword Reviews

Marianne lives in Astoria, Oregon, where she writes from a 100-year-old house. When not writing or reading, y
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Average rating: 3.87 · 5,771 ratings · 1,458 reviews · 12 distinct worksSimilar authors
Frontier Grit: The Unlikely...

3.77 avg rating — 3,205 ratings — published 2016 — 9 editions
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The Opera Sisters

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Her Quiet Revolution: A Nov...

3.87 avg rating — 546 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions
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Women of the Blue and Gray:...

4.09 avg rating — 482 ratings — published 2018 — 7 editions
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The Water is Wide

3.79 avg rating — 191 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions
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Pioneer Puzzle (Enchanted T...

4.05 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
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Escape from Egypt (Enchante...

4.12 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
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The Enchanted Tunnel, Book ...

4.37 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
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4.47 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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Nearer to Thee

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Marianne Monson Marianne Monson said: " I am loving this book! It is English and although it was written in the 1940s, it has all the romance of a Victorian-era novel. The narrator is charming and I find myself jotting down many of the witty things she says. Next time I have a bad day I am ...more "

 
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Marianne Monson Marianne Monson said: " I'm loving this collection of essays about reading. They are delicious and stirring.

Fadiman writes "There is a certain kind of child who awakens from a book as from an abyssal sleep, swimming heavily up through layers of consciousness toward a reali
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“Louise and Ida’s story is one of many from the era that have been overlooked and forgotten until quite recently, and it’s been an honor to revisit and retell it. Their legacy—a dedication to love in the face of violence, art in the face of destruction, and goodness when faced with sheer evil—is a remarkable inspiration.”
Marianne Monson, The Opera Sisters

“Prices rose by the hour. Restaurants didn’t bother printing menus. By the time the bill arrived, the price had changed. American visitors couldn’t spend their money because no German had marks enough to exchange them. People carted money through the streets in wheelbarrows. The cost of one loaf of bread rose to 4.6 million marks.”
Marianne Monson, The Opera Sisters

“Martin Heidegger [a German philosopher] said that Germany’s soul needs to ‘breathe fresh air,’ and National Socialism will provide it. That freedom of inquiry and expression are selfish ideas and we should dedicate ourselves and our work to something larger than ourselves—the Nazi state.”
Mitia closed her eyes. “And those who will not?”
“Sent to Dachau. A work camp they have just opened near Munich.”
Marianne Monson, The Opera Sisters

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