Among the Beautiful Beasts - by Lori McMullen (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Famous late in life as a champion of the Florida Everglades, Marjory Stoneman Douglas was a woman whose passion was forged from the pain, sacrifice, and mistakes of her early years--a heroine whose story will resonate with anyone who has found strength and meaning in unexpected places.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Set in the early 1900s, <i>Among the Beautiful Beasts</i> is the untold story of the early life of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, known in her later years as a tireless activist for the Florida Everglades. After a childhood spent in New England estranged from her father and bewildered by her mother, who fades into madness, Marjory marries a swindler thirty years her senior. The marriage nearly destroys her, but Marjory finds the courage to move to Miami, where she is reunited with her father and begins a new life as a journalist in that bustling, booming frontier town. Buoyed by a growing sense of independence and an affair with a rival journalist, Marjory embraces a life lived at the intersection of the untamed Everglades and the rapacious urban development that threatens it. When the demands of a man once again begin to swallow Marjory's own desires and dreams, she sees herself in the vulnerable, inimitable Everglades and is forced to decide whether to commit to a life of subjugation or leap into the wild unknown. Told in chapters that alternate between an urgent midnight chase through the wetlands and extensive narrative flashbacks, <i>Among the Beautiful Beasts</i> is at once suspenseful and deeply reflective.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"The magic of the not-yet-urbanized swampland and Marjory's flowering into womanhood merge in McMullen's prose . . . A fantastic debut that showcases an important figure and the landscape she worked to preserve."<br>--<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> <p/>"An atmospheric and engrossing story about the experiences that shape us, the passions that move us, and the discoveries that bring meaning to the rest of our lives. I didn't just learn about this powerful woman, though her story is fascinating . . . I learned about myself."<br>--Laura Munson, best-selling author of <i>Willa's Grove</i> and founder of Haven Writing Programs<br>
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