"I shall be called discontented. I could not help it: the restlessness was in my nature; it agitated me to pain sometimes."

Love this book. And this copy, also love.

While this book may not be everyone's experience, it's an important expression of the type of socially expected harassment young women often endure.

I'm still thinking of how to rate this book.

There are some good laugh out loud moments here. Chandler holds views of humans that I may not share, but I also have to wonder how much of her storytelling is absolute truth and how much of it is a performance of her comedy.

..."with heart left for heart."

It's medieval Europe. You're a woman with few choices: (1) get married, (2) join the church, or (3) be a social outcast. Working, let alone writing for profit, was not one of your choices. Christine didn't care. She not only wrote for money, she employed a workshop of women, too. This story is about women, building an entire city for women - a cool concept to ponder.

Skillfully weaving together 2 stories from 2 different generations was the highlight for me. Neither story is an easy one to tell, but Roberts manages to write with great care for these two young women. Bonus: fun inquiry into ghosts and the afterlife.

"Reader, I married him."