| Author: | Lisa Annelouise Rentz | ISBN: | 1230000017715 |
| Publisher: | eatgoodbread.com | Publication: | September 13, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lisa Annelouise Rentz |
| ISBN: | 1230000017715 |
| Publisher: | eatgoodbread.com |
| Publication: | September 13, 2012 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
from Charleston Magazine: "Young romance, untimely death, ghosts, and women’s fight for birth control: it’s a lot to pack into a novella...The book begins with a prologue offering insight into the story’s villain, Charlestonian Dr. Aa, whose evil scheming is based on that of a real-life Londoner. Next, readers meet the unnamed narrator, who’s spending the summer of 1927 on a South Carolina island with college pal Pennington. The young women set out on a search for contraception (it wasn’t legal until 1965, reminds Rentz) that opens up a world of desperate females, opportunistic criminals, and an empowering movement towards women’s rights. A poetic voice that takes readers into the vintage days of snake oil cures, then flashes them forward into a frightening 2031, combines intriguingly with direct quotes from historical primary sources."
from Charleston Magazine: "Young romance, untimely death, ghosts, and women’s fight for birth control: it’s a lot to pack into a novella...The book begins with a prologue offering insight into the story’s villain, Charlestonian Dr. Aa, whose evil scheming is based on that of a real-life Londoner. Next, readers meet the unnamed narrator, who’s spending the summer of 1927 on a South Carolina island with college pal Pennington. The young women set out on a search for contraception (it wasn’t legal until 1965, reminds Rentz) that opens up a world of desperate females, opportunistic criminals, and an empowering movement towards women’s rights. A poetic voice that takes readers into the vintage days of snake oil cures, then flashes them forward into a frightening 2031, combines intriguingly with direct quotes from historical primary sources."
