Lizzie

by Dorothy Shawhan

A fictionalized account of the gifted daughter of a turn-of-the-century southern governor, whose intelligence and talent are encouraged by her father despite the societal taboo

Genres: Fiction

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1955

Reviews

[Amy L Nalley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Been a while since I read it, but I enjoyed it. Shawhan was one of my professors and was a very kind person.

[Evelyn Pecht · Rating 2 out of 5]

Never choose a book by the cover ...

[Sandy Holmes · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a pretty good book, but not a great book. Almost too many characters to keep up with. Several things needed more development, at least in my opinion. I'm not sure how to define this, but the story seemed too stretched out without deep development. Lizzie was pretty complete in her complexity, but others not quite enough.

[Sarah Hicks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Compelling! I really liked the illustration of how to use original source material (diaries, letters, newspaper articles).

[Kay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well written and fascinating story about a woman in the early 20th century in the deep south.

[Sue · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good historical fiction based on the turn of the century in the deep south. I loved the short chapters and the interesting characters. Stuff we just take for granted

[Lydia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Okay story of a rebellious daughter, but the characters were so mediocre I finished it mostly because I felt I had something to prove. Everyone was in black and white from the purely evil politician father to the put-upon and righteous suffragette. Professors of English shouldn't necessarily write novels. This novel proved it.

[Keri · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have this book as an advanced reader's copy (an advantage when whit was working for a bookstore!) and haven't gotten to it until now. It was interesting although it skipped back and forth from present to past alot. I would like to read more by this author.