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A review by amy_holden23
The Walnut Tree: Women, Violence and the Law by Kate Morgan
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
Using a case study structure, we follow different women that helped change English laws, all of which usually fall under the radar. The narrative tone of writing employed is beneficial for emphasising how underpinned misogyny and female violence truly were. However, the style sometimes meant the characters were hard to immediately recognise and place within their stories. That being said, I highly recommend this book, even if it's just to see how much work is still left to do- the similarities between 2022 and 1900 are scarily frequent.