A review by bawright1987
The Great Divorce: a Nineteenth-Century Mother's Extraordinary Fight Against Her Husband, the Shakers, and Her Times by Ilyon Woo

3.0

I had originally checked this book out for research on a story I'm currently writing regarding divorce. I enjoyed the story and the history behind it...but I couldn't get through it. One moment I was too annoyed with the "Holy" behavior of the Shaker community and the next I was too annoyed at the unnecessary random details that didn't apply to the story. Skimmed through and read the last few chapters and finally I just gave up altogether.