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KATHERINE’S REMARKABLE ROAD TRIP
Gail Ward Olmstead
Black Rose Writing
June 12, 2024
229 pages
Genres: Biographical, World Literature, Historical
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Katherine Prescott Wormeley is a force to be reckoned with. This is a fictionalized account of Miss Wormeley’s amazing life retold while she makes a 300-mile drive from New York to New Hampshire in 1907. She is in the sunset of her life when she decides to make this trip.
I was not familiar with this lady until I heard about this book.
She was a nurse, hospital administrator, translator, philanthropist among a few other pretty noteworthy achievements. She earned her place his history.
The road trip is made over 6 days. Many interesting encounters happened during this journey. A minor detail, but I found it fascinating at how dusty and gritty she felt at the end of each day from the road dust. But, the reader also learns her backstory as she reminisces during the drive. The author combines real characters and adds fictional characters for the flow of the story. Such a fulfilling and interesting life.
Miss Wormeley accomplished more in her life at a time when a woman’s place was considered to be a homemaker, wife and mother than many of us do now.
The author’s notes at the end are great. She explains her research and how she created the story. It is a quick and interesting read.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the Advance Readers Copy.
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