The Second Life of Mirielle West: A Haunting Historical Novel Perfect for Book Clubs

In this intoxicating story of resilience, repulsion, and the Roaring 20’s, the glamorous world of a silent film star’s wife abruptly crumbles when she’s forcibly quarantined at America’s only leper colony in Carville, Louisiana…

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384 pages

Average rating: 7.39

185 RATINGS

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Daphne
Jan 04, 2024
10/10 stars
Interesting and informative, while being a heck of a novel. Characters were well developed and interesting. Not to be missed!
MereM
Sep 09, 2023
3/10 stars
I read the paperback and listened to the audio book. The audio book was decent, but many mispronounced words (regional terms, cities, etc). Very slow start, but when the action picked up, it was a decent story. Nice character development. Enjoyed the accuracy of the historical background.
MED
Aug 01, 2023
7/10 stars
Very cool learning about leprosy. The main character did annoy me a bit though.
Amanda.lcox
Jul 21, 2023
8/10 stars
I still think about this book. I struggled to get through it and was happy I did. It was a book that put me in a reading slump but, encouraged me to pick up another one once I finished
KikiStoneCreek
Jun 03, 2023
10/10 stars
This book was not at all what I expected! A very interesting piece of historical fiction, written in a wonderful storyline! I will be recommending this book!

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