In her national bestseller Alice I Have Been, Melanie Benjamin imagined the life of the woman who inspired Alice in Wonderland. Now, in this jubilant new novel, Benjamin shines a dazzling spotlight on another fascinating female figure whose story has never fully been told: a woman who became a nineteenth century icon and inspiration—and whose most daunting limitation became her greatest strength.I did very much enjoy reading Alice I have Been and I hope Mrs Tom Thumb is equally engaging. Mercy Lavinia “Vinnie” Bump was a real person. She reached the daunting height of 2 feet 8 inches. She was a very famous lady of her time and I am interested to get to know her through this novel.
7 February 2012
TBR Tuesday
Happy TBR Tuesday!! Today is the day to spotlight one of the books on your TBR pile. Let us know what you have coming down the pike. Leave a link to your TBR Tuesday in the comments so I can pop over and have a look.
The Autobiography of Mrs Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin has been on my list for a long, long time. Goodreads says, in part:
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I remember seeing this one around. Sounds good
ReplyDeleteThis sounds interesting! I like the sound of the one about Alice too. Thanks for highlighting these books.
ReplyDeleteTotally forgot to link up because I posted on Monday this week... anyways, here is my TBR for this week!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Reading!
Lindsay :)
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