The Second Life of Mirielle West: A Haunting Historical Novel Perfect for Book Clubs

In this intoxicating story of resilience, repulsion, and the Roaring 20’s, the glamorous world of a silent film star’s wife abruptly crumbles when she’s forcibly quarantined at America’s only leper colony in Carville, Louisiana…
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I read the paperback and listened to the audio book. The audio book was decent, but many mispronounced words (regional terms, cities, etc). Very slow start, but when the action picked up, it was a decent story. Nice character development. Enjoyed the accuracy of the historical background.
I still think about this book. I struggled to get through it and was happy I did. It was a book that put me in a reading slump but, encouraged me to pick up another one once I finished
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