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A review by foxon
The Winter Sisters by Tim Westover
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2.5
I went into this book wanting to hear about medicine in the 1800's and the ladies who practiced it. And those parts are certainly the best bits of The Winter Sisters. The other stand out is how vivid the small Georgian village feels and the interactions between the characters.
Unfortunately, this book is sloooow. We end up spending way too much time with Dr. Waycross who I don't think the reader is suppose to like (at least, I didn't like him) and so seeing everything through his eyes was odd. There was also no indication when the perspective changes with made reading a little jarring.
But all the well researched botanical information was interesting! I want more of that.
I went into this book wanting to hear about medicine in the 1800's and the ladies who practiced it. And those parts are certainly the best bits of The Winter Sisters. The other stand out is how vivid the small Georgian village feels and the interactions between the characters.
Unfortunately, this book is sloooow. We end up spending way too much time with Dr. Waycross who I don't think the reader is suppose to like (at least, I didn't like him) and so seeing everything through his eyes was odd. There was also no indication when the perspective changes with made reading a little jarring.
But all the well researched botanical information was interesting! I want more of that.