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Luckily, the storys set in a different era, and this is. A brilliant rendering of a scandalous historical figure, kate. This work is based upon the true story of anne lohman. An evocative tale based on the life of a controversial victorian new york city midwife features plucky orphan axie muldoon, who recounts her apprenticeship and establishment of a thriving practice that is threatened by a censorious zealot.
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Faithfully true to the time of its setting, it is also extremely relevant to ours. Mannings novel is loosely based on the life of a 19thcentury midwife in new york named ann lohman. My notorious life book the indianapolis public library. Manning isnt the first to point out that the history of medical science is infected by virulent strains of misogyny, but my notorious life presents a dramatic demonstration of what women. This novel, written as a memoir of a mid19th century midwife who had the audacity to also provide contraceptives and abortions, has a strong voice and poignant message that is alltoo relevant today. My notorious life kate manning 9781451698060 netgalley.
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This sweeping, evocative, and absolutely unforgettable novel about the charismatic and passionate. When we first met axie muldoon, the heroine of kate mannings daring pageturner my notorious life scribner, she is 12, one among hordes of hungry kids scrabbling for crumbs on manhattans lower east side in 1860. My notorious life ebook pima county public library. My notorious life by kate manning, 9781408835678, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. I have no idea as have not read the book but the narration is perfect. My notorious life by kate manning book club discussion. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Hers is literally a story of rags to riches but her prosperity and wealth come at a price and i loved the way that kate manning skilfully told the different sides to axies story, showing how the experiences of her childhood influenced her decisions throughout her life. Historical fiction, strong women, loosely based on an actual person, a timeless subject female reproduction and contraception. Kate manning for a new novel, im working on channeling and shaping a voice from the past thats not the same voice from the past that came to me in my last novel.