It's just a lovely story. I honestly just enjoying the writing style, direct and descriptive. I always go to the used book store and pick books at random. I almost never read reviews, synopsis. This way, I'm either utterly appalled or pleasantly surprised, and I was definitely pleased with this book. I had never even heard of many of the events that take place in this story, and I really enjoyed the little look into the life of these women during this time period, their struggles with sexism, marriage, love, poverty. It really was a great and pleasant read.