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Patty Carroll — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 15:43:42 +0000

I agree. At first I didn’t think I was going to like it, but as Mirielle developed, I came to really admire her. I had no idea that leprosy existed in the US in the 20th century to the extent described in this book.

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Pam Fleming — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 23:08:51 +0000

I was glad to see Mirielle change. Especially when she decided to go to work helping others. I did do some research as well. One thing I enjoy about reading historical fiction is the idea to do research about the topic.

How much

Pam Fleming — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 23:05:47 +0000

I wonder how much hardship those patients suffered? I can’t imagine the physical and mental agony they went through ostracized from their families

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Marcy — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:11:05 +0000

I agree! When I think of leprosy, I think of medieval times, not the 20th century. I love books that inspire me to research more about a topic. I was also happy to see Mirielle grow so much over the course of the book, because I found her a bit irritating at the beginning.

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Susana — Sun, 17 Mar 2024 12:26:47 +0000

A crazy pocket of history! I enjoyed this book more than I anticipated and I think is because the changes the main character goes through. Great book!

So informative.

Lori Baucom — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 21:53:58 +0000

I loved learning about this crazy time when the U.S. still had leper colonies. I did not realize that was still happening in the 1920s. Fictional stuff was intermixed well with the factual information.