5 of 5
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THE LODGER
is an impressive debut for Ms. Treger. She weaves fact and fiction seamlessly
in this story about 20th century writer Dorothy Richardson. Dorothy is
determined to live freely on her own accord without being stifled within the
bonds of marriage, but freedom has its price--hunger, oppressive loneliness and
drudgery of another kind as she lives barely above poverty. It's no wonder that
Dorothy falls under spell of H.G. Wells, the husband of her oldest friend. She
struggles with her loyalty to Jane and the pull from the charismatic Bertie.
The author
takes the reader inside the mind of Dorothy as she lives through crisis after
crisis. Events of the suffragette movements sweep her up in the drama when her
friend Veronica plans to march in a peaceful demonstration. Dorothy knows
absolute bliss and abject depressions and Ms. Treger gives the reader a front
row seat to both. Knowing that Dorothy was an important voice for women writers
in the early 20th century makes this novel even more riveting. A slight
criticism is that the author's descriptions tended to be a bit too long and
took me out of the story. This is a powerful story of how one woman found her
voice against seemingly impossible odds. Highly Recommended.
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a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.
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