Clare Beams powerfully explores the nature of susceptibility, manipulation and authority, as well as the strength of the feminine mind and body.
Doubleday
9780385544665
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Doubleday
9780385544665
Clare Beams powerfully explores the nature of susceptibility, manipulation and authority, as well as the strength of the feminine mind and body.
In the verdant Massachusetts countryside, the latest of Samuel Hood’s grand philosophical experiments at Birch Hill is underway. It’s 1871, and a school for the true instruction of girls—“the training of intellects and souls, hearts and minds”—is a novel undertaking. Intending to give young ladies more to do than embroider and play the piano, Samuel…
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