This was a very interesting look into the world of the mentally ill. Its starts out by giving us a look into the life of Iona. Her family put her into the Willard Hospital when she was just 15 years old in 1915. The horror stories she tells while she is an patient can really make you think. Once it ...
During the late 1800's in New York City, it was not unusual to find orphaned children living on the streets. A lot of these children were abandoned for a variety of reasons, parents could not longer take care of them because of alcholism, single mother's unable to feed the child or parents died and ...
I received a copy of this book for an honest review. I wanted to love this book I enjoy the era the author attempted to set her tale in, but the books were riddled with anachronistic wording. When writing a historical fiction an author must carefully research the era they are setting their piece...
I for the most part really liked this book. Didn't care a lot for all the references to being over weight and a little unrealistically at that. But the story was very entertaining. Cat can get herself into some fixes. In the end it was what I would call a feel good story, the girl gets it all. Cat i...
Iona Mueller grew up in an affluent home in Ithaca, NY in the early 1900's. Iona's mother wanted her to be the perfect young lady with skills in cooking, sewing, and keeping the house so Iona would be ready to marry. Iona however, would rather set traps for animals like her brothers and take care of...
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