What readers can expect is a fascinating insight into the tragic lives of these hardworking, determined, and fiercely independent women. “I think they will be shocked at the conditions in which women were expected to live.
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Irish Examiner
What readers can expect is a fascinating insight into the tragic lives of these hardworking, determined, and fiercely independent women. “I think they will be shocked at the conditions in which women were expected to live.
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Irish Examiner
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
I found this book far more enjoyable than I expected. Since it’s a history book, I thought it might be dry or overwhelming with too much information, but it turned out to be nothing like that. The stories were truly fascinating, and reading them felt almost like diving into a historical romance novel. What makes it even better is that all these characters were real people. It was both captivating and educational at the same time :)
I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a different kind of history book!
NetGalley, Ecem Önen
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
I found this book far more enjoyable than I expected. Since it’s a history book, I thought it might be dry or overwhelming with too much information, but it turned out to be nothing like that. The stories were truly fascinating, and reading them felt almost like diving into a historical romance novel. What makes it even better is that all these characters were real people. It was both captivating and educational at the same time :)
I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a different kind of history book!
NetGalley, Ecem Önen
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars Absolutely loved reading this so much. Loved all the stories of women I would have never heard of otherwise. Some of these people would be out on the smuggling runs, while others were just hiding the illegal goods. My favorite story was about Peggy Potts, who got caught one night with a jug of trafficked liquor. She managed to pour it out and fill it with water when the cop wasn't looking before he took her in, and then he got laughed at by everyone when he took her in for illegal goods, when she only had water on her. There were so many amazing stories just like that one shared in this book, ones that I would have never heard about. This would actually be good for historical fiction writers who want to include references that haven't been used a million times in the past. Would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for their next non-fiction book. This actually would be a great book for those fiction readers who have been thinking about reading.. Read more
NetGalley, Rebecca Stewart
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars Absolutely loved reading this so much. Loved all the stories of women I would have never heard of otherwise. Some of these people would be out on the smuggling runs, while others were just hiding the illegal goods. My favorite story was about Peggy Potts, who got caught one night with a jug of trafficked liquor. She managed to pour it out and fill it with water when the cop wasn't looking before he took her in, and then he got laughed at by everyone when he took her in for illegal goods, when she only had water on her. There were so many amazing stories just like that one shared in this book, ones that I would have never heard about. This would actually be good for historical fiction writers who want to include references that haven't been used a million times in the past. Would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for their next non-fiction book. This actually would be a great book for those fiction readers who have been thinking about reading.. Read more
NetGalley, Rebecca Stewart
‘This work is a masterly overview of the large and complex medical history of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. The preface, acknowledgements and bibliography are a testimony to the depth of research and effort that Martin Howard has enlightened historians and readers as to the challenges facing those serving in the field and at sea…It is a significant challenge to have condensed this extensive tale in one book. This book remains an essential work to remind all politicians, military commanders and historians, of the horrific and costly consequences of conflict.’
The Napoleon Series. August 2025
‘This work is a masterly overview of the large and complex medical history of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. The preface, acknowledgements and bibliography are a testimony to the depth of research and effort that Martin Howard has enlightened historians and readers as to the challenges facing those serving in the field and at sea…It is a significant challenge to have condensed this extensive tale in one book. This book remains an essential work to remind all politicians, military commanders and historians, of the horrific and costly consequences of conflict.’
The Napoleon Series. August 2025
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
This is an amazing book. It covered so many different areas of the Georgian period, and I learned so much. I love when there are tons of pictures included right alongside the text, and there were so many amazing photos and drawings in the book.
NetGalley, Rebecca Stewart
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
This is an amazing book. It covered so many different areas of the Georgian period, and I learned so much. I love when there are tons of pictures included right alongside the text, and there were so many amazing photos and drawings in the book.
NetGalley, Rebecca Stewart
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