I am in a bit of a reading slump. I’ve been on a romantasy binge as of late but I realized I want the true stories of incredible women, not fictional ones.
Irena’s Children by Tilar J. Mazzeo is one of my favorite books of all time and I’ll recommend it to almost everyone. A strong true story of a woman who had a purpose, risked everything, saved countless lives and showed courage, heart and intelligence throughout her time helping those in the Warsaw Ghetto, including during her time when she was captured and tortured by the Gastepo.
I’m looking for stories that are that jaw-dropping and inspiring- something beyond the more popular, typical stories of women-lead resistance in the workforces or domesticated life. I want the stories of women who did the unimaginable, life-risking things that normally get attributed to men in the history books.
Give me your best non fiction that reads like fiction of the most incredible women I’ve never heard of.
by DontTellMe-8679