In so doing, Lepore enriches our sense of everyday life and relationships and conversational styles in Colonial America. “ Book of Ages is the name of Lepore’s extraordinary new book about Jane Franklin, but to call it simply a biography would be like calling Ben’s experiments with electricity mere kite flying….The end product is thrilling-an example of how a gifted scholar and writer can lift the obscure out of silence. “As she stitches together Jane’s story, Lepore gives us a side of Benjamin Franklin we have never seen-an evocative look at what life was like for most 18th-century women.” -Tina Jordan, Entertainment Weekly We may know about Jane Franklin only because of her famous brother, but he is not why she matters.” -Joanna Scutts, Washington Post Her importance, as Lepore’s portrait memorably shows, lies in her ordinariness-her learning thwarted by circumstance, but her intelligence shaped by her uniquely female experience.
“Luminous….Lepore gives us a woman in the flesh, with no hints and hedges about what she must, or might, have felt….Jane emerges as witty, curious, and resilient in the face of unimaginable grief, yet she is not an unsung hero of the revolution, a forgotten Abigail Adams. “Jane Franklin’s indomitable voice and hungry, searching intellect shine through these pages she will not be forgotten, and the world is richer for it.” - Time Magazine, Top 10 Nonfiction Books of the Year ** The Week Best Nonfiction Books of 2013** ** Time Magazine #1 Nonfiction Book of 2013** ** The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2013**
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