Books by Amy Brill
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review 1: This romance book is based on the 1840's real female astronomer Maria Mitchel. I would give it 3.5 stars if I could. It's not life changing, but it is deeply engaging. Hannah (the Maria character) is up against all kinds of odds over and over again. She is up against women's ...
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review 1: I wanted to like this book more than 3 stars, but such is life. The story has so much potential--a female astronomer in a Quaker society who grapples with her place in her community, in the male-dominated science scene, and in the world--but it just lacked something. I think it c...
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review 1: I thought this book was boring, and quit reading after about 50 pages. it is set in the 1840s I think, and was incredibly slow and focused on rules for a Quaker-type community. I thought it would be good, about a smart woman struggling to show her brains, but it was too restric...