Great Circle and The Barbizon
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Amy reviews two books focused on 20th-century women who broke barriers in their careers and personal lives. Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead is a historical novel centred around the lives of famed aviator Marian Graves. The Barbizon: The Hotel that Set Women Free by Paulina Bren is a social history of the world's most famous women's hotel. Located in Manhattan, the hotel has been the home to starlets, writers, models and secretaries.
Streaming show Why Women Kill on Amazon and novel Recipe for a Perfect Wife by Karma Brown is also discussed.
Books and Resources discussed:
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
Barbizon Hotel: The Hotel that Set Women Free by Paulina
Why Women Kill, Amazon Prime
Recipe for a Perfect Wife by Karma Brown
The Hours by Michael Cunningham
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Circling the Sun Paula McLain
The Bride’s Reference Book by the editors of Bride’s Magazine, 1956
West with the Night by Beryl Markham
Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead
Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead
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