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“Lisa Wingate does it again. This book kept me listening in my car even after I’d arrived at my destination. Her characters are so realistic and her historical research is on point. There’s a reason her books shoot to the top of my TBR and Shelterwood was no exception. ”

Jean • Books on Main

“I loved this book so much. The author’s weaving of the stories of these women’s lives is moving and eloquent. I learned so much about the struggle for women’s rights in Iran, and the depth of female relationships - mother/daughter, friends, marriage, etc - really shines through. The Stationary Shop from her so-named novel makes a little cameo which I also loved. Overall and wonderful book!”

Jean • Books on Main

“Yes, yes, YES!!!! A must read! Hilarious, moving, thought provoking, empowering, you name it and just…yes! ”

Jean • Books on Main

“Absolutely recommend! The concept is fascinating and the deep soul diving the author does will really make you think. The prose is beautifully done. There were a few times it felt a tad slow, but the beauty of the artistry in the writing compensates for that. Lots of really profound text about race, generational trauma, family, healing, love, and anger. This is a book you can reread and pull more meaning and nuance out of each read. This book feels like it should become a literary classic in...”

Jean • Books on Main

“I was hooked from the start, excellent story, I love the idea that an incredible women was lost in history. That never happens, does it? There wasn't anything to dislike, Knight Cassandra, what a girl. ”

Michelle • Bear Hunt Books

“An unflinching and deeply personal musing on what nonfiction writing (particularly long-form journalism) can accomplish. What frames do we take with us as we travel in search of truth? How is the past reframed in the service of myth-making? How can it be understood in a fuller way? This book is worth reading for the Israel/Palestine chapter alone, in which Coates reconsiders his glib approach to Israel-as-exemplar in his influential Atlantic article, “The Case for Reparations.” ”

Perin G. • Brain Lair Books