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All You Have to Do Is Call by Kerri Maher #BookReview #HistoricalFiction #Feminism #WomensFiction Berkley

#Allyouhavetodoiscall is the fictional story of several women in the days before #roevswade became the law of the land. Interesting #womensfiction for the #prochoice crowd. #kerrimaher #bookreview #audiobookreview #womensrights #feminism #abortionrights

A dramatic and inspiring novel based on the true story of the Jane Collective and the brave women who fought for the right to choose, from the national bestselling author of The Paris Bookseller. Chicago, early 1970s Who does a girl call when she needs help? Jane. The best-known secret in the city, Jane is a women’s health organization composed entirely of women helping women, freeing them from…

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Kerri Maher - The Paris Bookseller

Young Sylvia Beach has always dreamt of writing books, but soon she must recognise that writing isn't hers. When in Paris, the American meets Susanne and Adrienne who run a bookshop and she is immediately fascinated by them. She decides to open a bookshop herself to provide Paris and its masses of expatriates with English books. A risky adventure in 1919, but her small store "Shakespeare and Company" is going to make history. Not only do the Roaring Twenties make Paris the centre of the literary world, the bookshop and Sylvia become its very own epicentre and when she comes across an extraordinary novel nobody wants to publish, she decides to do it herself thus making James Joyce and his "Ulysses" one of the greatest novels of the century.

 Kerri Maher tells the story of a young and adventurous woman who follows her instincts and is willing to risk a lot to make her dreams come true. “The Paris Bookseller” portrays an outstanding personality whose strong character can be felt in every line of the novel. On the other hand, the novel is a remarkable depiction of misogynist behaviour in the literary world and, on the other, also of strong women who can accomplish a lot when working together.

 I totally adored following Sylvia's way from naive American tourist to one of the most important characters in the literary world between the wars. Surely Paris was the place to be and she was there at the right time, but also her endeavour and spirit were decisive to make it the best known bookstore in the world.

 I wasn't aware of how hostile towards women the time and publishing industry was, quite interestingly, it wasn't people like Hemingway of whom I could have easily expected such a behaviour, quite the opposite, the educated and seemingly decent people were the most abominable.

 A great read which gives insight in a time already a century ago and most certainly a must read for all booklovers of classics and the great time a century ago.

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