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This new book by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray is a wonderful novel of historical fiction. It details the unlikely friendship between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune.
The First Ladies - Historical Novel Society. Written by Marie Benedict Victoria Christopher Murray. Review by Dorothy Schwab. The First Ladies is a riveting look at Eleanor Roosevelt’s political rise to First Lady and her eyebrow-raising friendship with civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune.
- Marie Benedict
Jun 28, 2023 · Told from two perspectives, The First Ladies is the compelling fictionalized biography of two difference makers, collaborators, and friends.
Jun 30, 2023 · Following the release of their debut collaboration, THE PERSONAL LIBRARIAN, Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray return with THE FIRST LADIES. Set during the early years of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s time as governor of New York and then President of the United States, the book follows the unlikely but strong and deeply poignant ...
Jun 27, 2023 · THE FIRST LADIES by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray is a biographical historical fiction novel of a beautiful and significant friendship between a First Lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt and the First Lady of the Struggle, Mary McLeod Bethune.
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Oct 4, 2023 · Her first co-written book with the talented Victoria Christopher Murray, the instant NYTimes bestseller and Good Morning America Book Club Pick THE PERSONAL LIBRARIAN, was released on June 29, 2021.
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt is a well-known historical figure in America, but were you familiar with civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune before reading this book? Having finished THE FIRST LADIES, what are your views on her and her role in history?
