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A review by heidirgorecki
America's First Daughter by Laura Kamoie, Stephanie Dray
4.0
Such an interesting and heartfelt look into Thomas Jefferson’s daughter’s life, and by extension, a little of his also. So many sad and difficult things that Patsy Jefferson endured, and heartbreaking how a number of women in their family married destructive and abusive men. Amazing how one decision can ruin so many things.
I did feel disappointed about how the story with Sally Hemings was told. I get that to portray the relationship as it probably was - not her choice to be Jefferson’s mistress and forced as a slave - would have made a terrible story, but I imagine it was more likely to be true than a mutual infatuation. It’s definitely a sad and awful piece of Jefferson’s story with all he did for freedom for the rest of the nation.
But the book was very well written and very interesting. I enjoyed it, though not as much as My Dear Hamilton. But maybe I just liked Hamilton better.
I did feel disappointed about how the story with Sally Hemings was told. I get that to portray the relationship as it probably was - not her choice to be Jefferson’s mistress and forced as a slave - would have made a terrible story, but I imagine it was more likely to be true than a mutual infatuation. It’s definitely a sad and awful piece of Jefferson’s story with all he did for freedom for the rest of the nation.
But the book was very well written and very interesting. I enjoyed it, though not as much as My Dear Hamilton. But maybe I just liked Hamilton better.