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The Winthrop Woman
The Winthrop Woman
Author: Anya Seton
ISBN-13: 9781556526442
ISBN-10: 155652644X
Publication Date: 9/1/2006
Pages: 608
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 26 ratings
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Book Type: Paperback
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ASJ avatar reviewed The Winthrop Woman on + 341 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Another outstanding book by Anya Seton. I am from Maassachusetts and I learned a lot about our early Massachusetts's settlers that I never new before. You won't be able to put this book down, Plot and characters are awesome
Trinity7202 avatar reviewed The Winthrop Woman on + 25 more book reviews
This was a wonderful book! It was easy to read, straight forward and had all the necessary elements to keep you engaged in the book. The fact that it is heavily based on fact makes it even better. I may be biased since Elizabeth Winthrop is my ancestor but this is easily one of my favorite historical fiction books.
srfbluemama avatar reviewed The Winthrop Woman on + 80 more book reviews
I thought this novel was fantastic. It was rich in detail and I thought it was immensely interesting. Elizabeth Winthrop is a fascinating character, and the historical detail is outstanding throughout the book. Her story is a bit bittersweet, but when I finished the book I felt like I had just finished a complex and delicious 5-course meal. I can't wait to read another book by Anya Seton.
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Wonderful historical tale, with depth and understanding. I felt a greater sense of what living under Puritanism would have been like. Makes me glad to be a woman of today with religious freedom.
mreneerouser avatar reviewed The Winthrop Woman on + 127 more book reviews
It was an incredible book. Truly, I thought I would be bored with it. This was definitely a leap of faith on my part. Alice, my historical fiction expert (she denies it but until she proves me wrong- it is the title she will hold), recommended this book. On her recommendation, I read it. I am sure glad I listen to her!

Seriously, though, forget heroines in some urban fantasy books, Elizabeth is my new kick ass heroine. The crap she went through, the fights she fought, the adversities she overcame. I will never, ever think I have too little or whine about what I desire without thinking of Elizabeth and her story!
reviewed The Winthrop Woman on + 45 more book reviews
A Readers Digest Condensed Books Selection.
BigGreenChair avatar reviewed The Winthrop Woman on + 461 more book reviews
I really liked this one for giving me a very good sense of what it was to live through the period of time-