While I've been stomping my foot waiting for Affinity, I've been reading another wonderful period novel by
Elana Dykewomon (Love her name..
) called
Beyond the Pale.
I typed out the summary (from the back of the book)..Here goes:
Set in the early 20th century, Beyond the Pale follows the lives of Chava and Gutke, two women born in a Russian-Jewish settlement who ultimately immigrate to New York's Lower East Side. This is an honest and passionate look into a specific past: a world of midwifery; Russian pogroms; the immigrant experience and the New York suffrage movement. It is an enduring tale of triumph, love and courage over inhumanity. But at its heart lies the most universal story if all: the devotion of one person to another.I have not finished it yet and I must say it is really hard to put down. It has been a very fun/moving read so far and I can't seem to stop thinking about the world I experience when I pick up the book and dive right in.
Amanda - I think you will
so love this book. Have you read it yet? I
gravely encourage it.
There is so much to discuss in it too.
I think I may just hound you until you order the book and start reading!