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Saturday 18 November 2023

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10:00 – 16:00 GMT

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Cardiff City Hall Cathays Park Cardiff CF10 3ND

Saturday Review - The Anarchist's Wife by Margo Laurie

 

Title: The Anarchist’s Wife
Author: Margo Laurie
Pages: 173
Release Date: October 24^th 2022
Format: eBook (ARC)
Buy it: Amazon
Add it: Goodreads

Synopsis: In 1920, anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were accused of a payroll robbery and double murder at a factory in Massachusetts. The case became one of the most notorious miscarriages of justice of the 20th century.
The Anarchist's Wife is a historical fiction novella which reimagines this American tragedy from the perspective of Rosa Sacco. Her husband was likely innocent of the crime he was accused of, but his possible involvement in anarchist violence was a murkier question. The story is framed as a memoir for her daughter Ines, in which she attempts to shape this difficult past into one which can be lived with.
 
My Review: I'm not a big fan of historical books and generally stay away from them but I was asked to read this story by the author and I enjoyed it.
 
The story is based around real people who I've never heard of before, it was interesting to learn about something I had no prior knowledge about and I looked up the 1920s Sacco & Vanzetti case afterwards just to read about what actually happened.
 
The story starts off in the present of that time period and then goes back in time to tell the story upto the point of it being written down. It is told by Rosa the wife of one of the men (Nick) who was accused of a crime. Rosa is writing a journal of sorts to her daughter Ina so Ina can get to know her father starting from when Nick and Rosa's first meet leading up to when Nick was arrested and sentence to death with some events that lead up to Nick being arrested in between.
 
Although historical fiction is not my thing I was intrigued enough to keep reading and enjoyed the characters and the storyline which is why this only got 3 stars from me and not 4.
 
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
 
Currently Reading: Fastening the Grave by L A McBride
Read in 2023: 5/40

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