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My Notorious Life
My Notorious Life | Kate Manning
'In the end, they celebrated. They bragged. They got me finally, was their feeling. They said I would take my secrets to the grave. They should be so lucky.' Defiant and daring, Axie Muldoon claws her way from the streets up to the dizzying heights of New York society. But as her fame grows and her name hits the headlines, her reputation as the most scandalous midwife of her time begins to threaten everything she holds dear. And one crusading official will not rest until he has brought about the downfall of 'Madame X'. It will take all of Axie's cunning to save both herself and those she loves from ruin...
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REPollock
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Next ebook.

Cathythoughts Lovely picture ♥️ 2y
REPollock @Cathythoughts thank you there‘s an old cemetery behind my work, and last week someone brought flowers for all the graves marked only with fieldstones. 2y
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perfectsinner
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This was a really engaging, enthralling read, even without quotation marks! I really enjoyed this book and how it delved into midwifery and abortion. I also enjoyed figuring out the blanked out swear words 😂 it was partly based on a real life woman which I thought was great. 5 star

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perfectsinner
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359/448 through My Notorious Life by Kate Manning
This is a really good book! I only have a section left, so should easily finish it tomorrow....probably before we even do Thanksgiving.
I'd recommend it!

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perfectsinner
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Just realized this book doesn't have quotation marks and it's kinda bothersome.

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perfectsinner
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My Notorious Life by Kate Manning

Has anyone read? My mom just finished it and enjoyed it

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Reviewsbylola
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And well they might, indeed. 😱

HKGirl 🤔😲😬 5y
Megabooks Wtf are you reading?!? 5y
Reviewsbylola The tagged book. It‘s about a young girl who grew up in unfortunate circumstances and finds herself as an apprentice for a midwife. I‘m only 100 pages in but it‘s a fantastic read. @Megabooks 5y
Cinfhen I loved this book!!!! 5y
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Reviewsbylola
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I think I already posted this #bookhaul when I got it in the mail a few months ago, but this is my final #christmashaul. I waited until Christmas to open it. 😍😍 Now I need my kids to go to bed so I can read. ✌🏻#bookishchristmas

Cinfhen I liked wives of Los Alamos and 7y
emilyhaldi I bought this in my last book haul too 😄 7y
Cinfhen I bought that one too @emilyhaldi 7y
britt_brooke Go Down Together is in my #TBR. I read - loved - The Road to Jonestown and can‘t wait to read more Guinn! 7y
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Cinfhen
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#JuneBookBugs 📚Books I recommend with #life in the title....😁

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love seeing other people read Beatriz Williams!!! I ❤️ her books!! ❤️📚 7y
Reviewsbylola Henrietta Lacks 😍😍 7y
emilyhaldi 😭😭😭 so good I want to read it again! 7y
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Cinfhen
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#FeistyFeb I love a good juicy historical fiction that centers around gutsy, spirited strong ladies! These three all lived in the 19th century and in some way helped shape woman's rights and lives. #HistoricalHeroines

LeahBergen I love books like this, too. 👏🏻 8y
Cinfhen @LeahBergen They were all good reads, full of historical detail and pretty scandalous too😍 8y
DebinHawaii These all look good! 📚📚👍 8y
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KDecker
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#ReadJanuary This month's TBR

TelevisionNeighbor I loved the Book of Unknown Americans. 8y
KDecker @Kristajayec I've got the audio on hold on Overdrive. I've been meaning to read it for over a year. I'm always hearing good things about it! 8y
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mrldg
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Somehow I‘d missed this one. An amazing view of women‘s reproductive health care and pregnancy in NYC in the mid-1800‘s. Based on the actual life of Ann Lohman, also known as Madame Restell, this is well-researched, well-written. The details of the midwives' work were mesmerizing--felt a connection to the fictional Axie Muldoon and to Lohman. Plan to read Marge Piercy‘s Sex Wars for more from that era.

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mrldg
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"..the soul of a midwife is a broad soul and a gentle soul...a midwife must also keep comfortable with the complexities. What I call the lesser evil."

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Anita
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Vacation reading!

Anita You can't see HP and the Sorcerer's Stone but it's there! 8y
Reviewsbylola I am taking The Girls on vacation too! Enjoy! 8y
thebookmagpie A Little Life was so good but prepare yourself, it's v. sad! 8y
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Anita
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Matilda and Olaf seem to approve of this month's book club pick.

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hpeck
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Historical fiction based on a woman in the 1800s who was a midwife who also performed abortions. Really enjoyed this story and the harsh realities of being an orphan and a woman at that time.

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BookishBatz
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If it wasn't 3:30 in the morning, I'd continue to read. This one had me hooked on the very first page!

Spmenzel Wonderfully written story centered on the reproductive rights of women in America in the 19th century. 8y
RaimeyGallant Popping in to spread some #BookLove as part of today's #SmittenByLittens challenge. If you're interested, check out my post from two days ago, because there's a link to a bunch of Litsy tips. 7y
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Jennsbookshelves
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Well, I say this is starting off well.

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Jennsbookshelves
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Starting our next book club book! I'm really looking forward to this one!

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