Books by Melanie Benjamin
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review 1: This is historical fiction at its best--I immediately went downstairs, got my copy of the 600+ page biography of Lindbergh, and began reading it because I wasn't ready to leave these characters and wanted to know more about them. She does a great job portraying the complexity of ...
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review 1: This book was really interesting. It opened up my eyes to a world I never really thought about--"curiosity" shows in the 19th century. The idea of this is pretty hard to imagine in the 21st century. It was interesting to learn more about P.T. Barnum as well, who was always a char...
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review 1: Great book. It was a great way to tell Alice's story. Her life was full of ups and downs. It had many tragedies. Alice is a head strong girl who did what she wanted and went for the things she wanted. She didn't understand the consequences of her actions because she was forced in...