Janis Robinson Daly
Author of The Unlocked Path
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JanaRose1 | 10 other reviews | Jan 6, 2023 | This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
I loved the strong women in this book who support each other through extraordinary choices. In this day when there are so many women doctors, it is incredible to remember that 100 years ago, there were scarcely any women doctors. This book eloquently and powerfully follows Eliza's choice to take the much less taken path.
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llarsson7 | 10 other reviews | Sep 24, 2022 | ๐๐๐ธ๐ธ๐ด ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐น๐
I was excited to read this historical fiction novel. I was gifted an advanced reader copy for review and overall I really enjoyed it.
โ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐/๐ ๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข ๐ป% ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ.
It follows Eliza a recent Pennsylvania highschool graduate in 1897 who must decide where her future path will take her. Her ultimate decision sets her on a course that few women were taking at the time. She experiences joy, heartache, historical events at the time and joins the womenโs suffrage movement on top of it all.
My one and only issue was it was hard to get into at first. The author is a great writer but sometimes certain descriptions are overly complicated, long metaphors and similes that often caused me to skim over and get back to the plot of the story. I would just get into a groove and then they would slow the plot to a halt.
The second half of the story flows much better and I couldnโt put it down. I became invested in Elizaโs achievements and personal life. At times I wish certain parts of her story were elaborated upon instead of skipping ahead in time but in the end everything was wrapped up satisfactorily. I would rate this a
3 -1/2 to 4 stars. โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ… (more)
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐น๐
I was excited to read this historical fiction novel. I was gifted an advanced reader copy for review and overall I really enjoyed it.
โ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐/๐ ๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข ๐ป% ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ.
It follows Eliza a recent Pennsylvania highschool graduate in 1897 who must decide where her future path will take her. Her ultimate decision sets her on a course that few women were taking at the time. She experiences joy, heartache, historical events at the time and joins the womenโs suffrage movement on top of it all.
My one and only issue was it was hard to get into at first. The author is a great writer but sometimes certain descriptions are overly complicated, long metaphors and similes that often caused me to skim over and get back to the plot of the story. I would just get into a groove and then they would slow the plot to a halt.
The second half of the story flows much better and I couldnโt put it down. I became invested in Elizaโs achievements and personal life. At times I wish certain parts of her story were elaborated upon instead of skipping ahead in time but in the end everything was wrapped up satisfactorily. I would rate this a
3 -1/2 to 4 stars. โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ… (more)
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0nce.upon.a.bookwork | 10 other reviews | Sep 1, 2022 | This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
Insipired by family history and further research into women who went to the Philadelphia women's medical college in the late 1880s and 1890s, this novel follows Eliza, who isn't interested in being presented as a debutante but looks for something for meaningful to do with her life. Her unmarried aunts provide examples of what a woman can do, but she finds her own path in medicine. Alongside her life as a doctor, wife and mother the novel witnesses some of the major events in the early 20th century history, including campaigns for women's suffrage, the sinking of the Titanic, the first world war, and the Spanish influenza. At times I thought this novel lacked a bit of depth, but it was easy to read and get engrossed in the turns of Eliza's life.… (more)
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queen_ypolita | 10 other reviews | Aug 29, 2022 | Lists
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I found this book to be a bit boring. The time progression seemed a bit jolting, as it skipped over large periods of time. I think the times that it skipped, for example most of her experience in medical school, would have been very interesting to read about. It also seemed that life was very easy for Eliza, other than her marriage, there was very little tension in the book. Overall, a bust.… (more)