tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post4607312135064801719..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: Kaite Welsh's The Wages of Sin, a feminist crime novel of late 19th-century EdinburghSarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-40604790416338325902017-04-29T08:41:07.617-05:002017-04-29T08:41:07.617-05:00I'll be curious to hear what you think of it, ...I'll be curious to hear what you think of it, Jane. It is pretty shocking to see what women had to endure back then.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-72708657612764604422017-04-29T02:00:14.562-05:002017-04-29T02:00:14.562-05:00"At a time when men in power seek to shut dow..."At a time when men in power seek to shut down women's choices..." Many of my readers are astonished to realize how limited women's freedom was back in the late 1800s. It's one of the themes that has kept me glued to the Victorian era since I had to "do" the Victorians back in high school.<br /><br />I rushed to put this on my TBR list only to find it was already there. Thanks for reminding me of this novel!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681248835942559156noreply@blogger.com