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This one was just Ok for me.an interesting story, but a little dry and spread over too long of a time period. There was a lot of factual information that was new to me though

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Wearing my warm cozy wrap and catching up on Heidi, which I‘m loving, and my book club book which is dragging. I did some baking today and made a carrot cake from scratch with homemade cream cheese frosting.

Just found out this bookstore will be opening this month in the small town I work in. Tagged book is what I plan to look for/purchase when it opens.

About the extraordinary partnership and friendship between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune.

#12BooksOf2023 July

@Andrew65

Definitely any favorite of the month. Gonna be a strong contender against The Last Green Valley which has been my favorite since January. #readingbracket2023

I absolutely loved this one! This is the story of the friendship between Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary McLeod Bethune and their joint fight for civil rights. Historical fiction is becoming my favorite genre. Taking fascinating events and people that actually existed and creating something more. I‘m happy to know they genuinely had a friendship and was happy to get lost in the story. This was the first book I‘ve been excited to read in months!

Just loved this. 🖤🤍🖤🤍

Started this one on the plane yesterday. Got a solid 2 hours of uninterrupted reading! So far so good!

3.75 stars for this book club pick. I didn‘t really like the short chapters combined with jumping between the narrators and constant time skips, but I did enjoy learning about these two women.

Another book club pick! This was quite slow at the beginning but I like it. I loved the relationship between Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary McLeod Bethune and all they were able to accomplish by working together and really seeing each other. I‘m looking forward to the discussion on Saturday.

I liked the information I took from The Librarian but thought there was a disjoint in the writing team. This time around I‘m thinking these two make a very good team and hope they continue collaborating. I could feel the authors imbuing Eleanor and Mary with a 1940s version of their own conversations, but that was okay. It makes me wonder about the actual delicate 1940s friendship of these two influential women. ↓

A beautiful friendship between Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary McLeod Bethune, two intelligent, passionate, and strong women.

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@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

This was between so-so and pick for me. While I learned plenty, it was written like it was trying to teach me as well. It packed much emotion, but it also had unbelievable dialogue that was the vehicle to share the info. This interrupted the flow even more than the history lessons told in this dual pov/ first person story.

Truthfully, Marie Benedict is an automatic purchase author. I love how she's teamed up with Victoria Christopher Murray to bring the African American perspective on the characters she writes about. A must read if you love historic fiction as I do! #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

A historical fiction must-read! Such a great read! And such a great female force - Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary McLeod Bethune - to write and learn about!

This book sheds some light on the extraordinary partnership/friendship between Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary McLeod Bethune and how their unlikely friendship changed the world.

This was amazing HF. I knew of Dr Bethune and Eleanor Roosevelt, but did not know about their powerful friendship. You will enjoy both Benedict‘s and Murray‘s author notes. Well done👏🏻🩵📚

#Pantone2023 @Clwojick
#20in4Readathon @Andrew65 Day 3: 5 hours

My July #botm picks! Excited for both of these and still can‘t believe I somehow missed the Fiona Davis last month 🤦‍♀️