Lemons in the Garden of Love - by Ames Sheldon (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>When graduate student Cassie Lyman discovers that she's related to the woman she's decided to write her doctoral dissertation about--Kate Easton, the founder of the Birth Control League of Massachusetts--her quest to discover the truth about Kate unearths some unpleasant family secrets.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>It's 1977 and Cassie Lyman, a graduate student in women's history, is struggling to find a topic for her doctoral dissertation. When she discovers a trove of drawings, suffrage cartoons, letters, and diaries at Smith College belonging to Kate Easton, founder of the Birth Control League of Massachusetts in 1916, she believes she has located her subject. <p/> Digging deeper into Kate's life, Cassie learns that she and Kate are related--closely. Driven to understand why her family has never spoken of Kate, Cassie travels to Cape Ann to attend her sister's shotgun wedding, where she questions her female relatives about Kate--only to find herself soon afterward in the same challenging situation Kate faced.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A moving portrait of the struggles and successes of first- and second-wave feminism . . . a compelling work of historical fiction."<br> --Booklife Review <p/> <b>Praise for author's <i>Don't Put the Boats Away</i>: <p/> 2020 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist in General Fiction/Novel (Under 80k Words) <p/> 2019 Best Book Awards Finalist in Historical Fiction</b> <p/> "<i>Don't Put the Boats Away</i> is chock-full of well-researched historical details about political events, medical advancements, and even food trends of the 1940s, '50s, and '60s, and it also offers important commentary on professional opportunities for women during these decades. The author creates believable characters with complex interior lives. Overall, it's a touching tale that examines the ways in which grief, regret, and unmet expectations can reverberate through generations."<br> --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> <p/> "<i>Don't Put the Boats Away</i> is an impeccably researched and simultaneously heartfelt novel about what it was to be a woman and a scientist in the wake of the Second World War. The world needs more novels like this."<br> --Louisa Hall, <i>The Carriage House</i>, <i>Speak</i>, <i>Trinity</i> <p/> "Reading <i>Don't Put the Boats Away</i> is like being enveloped in a family, a real family bound by love and loss, music and science. It's a testament to the danger of secrets and the hope we place in future generations. I enjoyed it thoroughly."<br> --Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg, <i>Eden</i> and <i>The Nine</i> <p/> "<i>Don't Put the Boats Away</i> is a richly detailed family saga of the Suttons' post-WWII lives--and a wonderful sequel to Ames Sheldon's first novel <i>Eleanor's Wars</i>. Ames's knack for period authenticity is paired with a keen portrayal of the inner lives of major characters that transcend common narratives of '50s, '60s, and '70s America. Complex relationships, dedication to music, science, and family loyalty, and the haunting legacy of war even on privileged families make this a compelling read."<br> --Barbara Stark-Nemon, <i>Even in Darkness</i>, <i>Hard Cider</i> <p/> "Sheldon shows us that, although the sea of life is filled with waves of change and raging riptides, if we surround ourselves with the people and things we love, the voyage is not so treacherous."<br> --Minnesota Monthly <p/><br>
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