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[Brandon] never loses her profound empathy and passion for her subjects' travails. -- Kirkus Reviews A masterly survey. Even when donning her sociologist's hat, Brandon is still lively as well as humane. Fairly sizzling with fascination. -- Washington Times As a biographer, she provides brilliantly detailed backgrounds on her subjects, leaving the reader wanting still more. A very interesting look into the struggle to create parity between the sexes in this era. Recommended for both public and academic libraries. -- Library Journal As entertaining as the contemporary works of fiction such lives inspired, Brandon displays a keen understanding of a complex educational system that kept its subjects ignorant even while purporting to enlighten. -- The New Yorker Brandon paints a fascinating picture of turn-of-the-century America. -- The Times (London) Brandon's chronicles are poignant. It is important to remember what a great, necessary and arduous achievement the education of women was. -- The Wall Street Journal Praise for Ruth Brandon: A ripping account of celebrity and magic. Brandon has chosen a fascinating subject and written a book that rises to it superbly. A compelling account of a peculiar life. -- The Sunday Times (London)

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Ruth Brandon is an acclaimed novelist and cultural historian. She is the author of Houdini (Random House); The Spiritualists (Knopf), and Ugly Beauty: Helena Rubinstein, L'Oréal, and the Blemished History of Looking Good (Harper). She lives in London.

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