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I enjoy the concept of this collection of stories. Taking one fact about a woman and elaborating on an imagined life for her. Some of the stories felt a little too short or ended abruptly, and at time, this irritated me. However, at the same time, I do appreciate the brief glimpse the writer creates for these women. I was reminded of the game I sometimes play in airports or any other crowded area: who is this person? Where are they going? Where are they coming from? I create little lives for the
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This book surprised me. I read it differently than the way I typically come at a short story collection, lingering mostly with single stories at a time and researching/reading beyond the book in between. Liked this particular weaving of historical fiction...
I think the idea of this book is better than the actual experience of reading it. There were a few standouts for me, but not every story was a home run.
This has to go back to the library before I finished it, but the stories I read were well-written.
There's no Adele Astaire in here, but you can't have everything.
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Oct 15, 2014
Claire Jefferies
marked it as to-read
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Jan 03, 2015
Kristina
marked it as to-read
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Apr 02, 2015
Kara
rated it
really liked it
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Jul 11, 2022
teresa
is currently reading it
