“Alternately heartbreaking and witty,
filled with intriguing historical nuggets.” -Kirkus
I came across the captivating story of Mary of Modena
and I was hooked.
Mary of Modena was a seventeenth-century Italian princess, only fourteen when coerced into marriage with the future king of England, James II, yet she went on to cultivate a court full of women writers in an age when female authorship was rare. How did Mary achieve such a feat?
Rain Dodging is the creative nonfiction account of my years-long search for the answer. I travel through space and time, solo adventuring through Britain in pursuit of Mary’s truth and, in a spicy parallel arc, chronicling my own cluttered but resilient feminist path. From schizophrenic lovers to out-there musicians to one unhinged mother, I also tell my story as I visit palaces and manor houses in England and Scotland that Mary once inhabited and pore over materials in Oxford’s stunning 400-year-old Bodleian Library, finding moments of transcendence and unexpected delight along the way.
Join me in this irreverent and illuminating journey—a fascinating account of the late Stuart monarchy, the progression of feminist history, and the unexpected connection between the two.:
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What the readers say:
“Godwin’s craft is a style all her own, making it impossible for me to put the book down.“
“What a character, a free spirit, a person I would like to hang with!”
“Rain Dodging is a vision quest. I am typing thru tears.“
“Rain Dodging is a captivating, thought-provoking, and deeply moving work.”
