Great Circle and The Barbizon

Send us Fan MailAmy 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 ShipsteadBarbizon Hotel: The Hotel that Set Women Free by PaulinaWhy Women Kill, Amazon PrimeRecipe for a Perfect Wife by Karma BrownThe Hours by Michael CunninghamMrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfCircling the Sun Paula McLainThe Bride’s Reference Book by the editors of Bride’s Magazine, 1956West with the Night by Beryl MarkhamAstonish Me by Maggie ShipsteadSeating Arrangements by Maggie ShipsteadFollow Red Fern Book Review:Website: https://www.redfernbookreview.comInstagram: @redfernbookreviewFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/redfernbookreview/Newsletter: https://redfernwriting.com/newsletter Follow Red Fern Book Review:Website and to leave a voicemail: https://www.redfernbookreview.comInstagram: @redfernbookreviewFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/redfernbookreview/Newsletter: https://www.redfernbookreview.com/newsletter