Took me about 24 hours to stew with my thoughts on this story.I'll start by saying it's a damn good one. Lowenthal took a pretty straightforward and predictable premise and threw us a curveball.Pat and Stu, a gay couple struggling with their commitment to each other decide they want to have a baby. ...
The subject matter (women interned during WWI for STDs) should fascinate me, but this was pretty slow going. Lowenthal tried too hard to make Frieda an exemplary heroine to modern readers, rather than just presenting her as a victim of her times and circumstances. And Jo, poor Jo (what female read...
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