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A review by thelibraryofklee
Bodies of Light by Sarah Moss
5.0
Bodies of Light by Sarah Moss is an uncomfortable read about the dire reality for a lot of women in the late 19th century. This story shines a light on the women who were paving the way for women to be more than housekeepers, babymakers, and the property and play things of men.
It primarily follows the early life of Alethea (Ally). Raised by a god-fearing mother and distracted artistic father, Ally is guided towards a career as a doctor. Without spoilers, poor Ally, what a childhood.
I found the content really confronting. The birth of the legislation that allowed women be torn from the streets under the guise of controlling the "disease of prostitution" and be "inspected" by men was particularly gut-roiling.
Really glad Moss created this book. It should be read by everyone.
It primarily follows the early life of Alethea (Ally). Raised by a god-fearing mother and distracted artistic father, Ally is guided towards a career as a doctor. Without spoilers, poor Ally, what a childhood.
I found the content really confronting. The birth of the legislation that allowed women be torn from the streets under the guise of controlling the "disease of prostitution" and be "inspected" by men was particularly gut-roiling.
Really glad Moss created this book. It should be read by everyone.