![]() Donnelly describes the plight of the 19th century monied female. I have to say for the first quarter of this book I was bored and unhappy with the heavy handedness of how Ms. Not satisfied with the story, Jo embarks on a dangerous journey for answers and the truth which leads her to find the possibility of everything she's ever wanted, even as everything she's ever had threatens to be destroyed. Soon after the novel opens, Jo's father is dead said to be an accident, then revealed to be a suicide. ![]() She has dreams of being an investigative reporter, being free, her own person, and not just another pretty face married to another good name. Josephine Montefort is a girl who was born before her time. ![]() ![]() These Shallow Graves is set in the late 19th century New York city, the land of blue blooded old money and proper young ladies who do what they are told: marry well, produce heirs, and carry on the traditions of the upper class. ![]()
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