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Book Review of Lilli de Jong: A Novel

Lilli de Jong: A Novel
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Original. Wet nurses are often background, yet necessary, characters in the historical romance novels I favor, but their lives, and the reasons for choosing that occupation, are rather mysterious. Lilli's story is a harrowing tale of what it really was like for an unwed mother before the modern age. Fascinating reading. 4 stars.