Mary by Janice Cooke Newman

Mary: Mrs. A. Lincoln

I loved this book and would put it in the top ten of my all time favorite books. It is the story of Abraham Lincoln from his wife's point of view. I assume that the author did her research and it is factually accurate, because of that I learned a great deal. I didn't check to see if the facts lined up with truth as the few facts I knew before I read the book did line up. The book is written in the first person as if Mary Lincoln were writing the story which for me added to the charm of the book. 

The book was longer than the average book club read, and most people enjoyed it. Just one person said she didn't, she actually thought that a lot of it was not true.

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