Finished this a couple of weeks ago, I didn't realize it was written by someone from #NewZealand, looks like I accidentally participated in the #ReadAroundTheWorld prompt last month!
I really enjoyed this one, a little surprised it's not more popular. Set in England during the cholera epidemic we follow the two daughters of the President of the Water Board. One stays in London while the other👇
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This book is quite the journey, and I appreciated the lack of romance (don't get me wrong - I love me a good period romance! - but it was refreshing to hear another kind of story). Fun fact: in 1893, New Zealand became the first country to allow women to vote. 👏 👏 👏 3y