The Great Divorce: A Nineteenth-Century Mother’s Extraordinary Fight Against Her Husband, the Shakers, and Her Times

The Great Divorce: A Nineteenth-Century Mother’s Extraordinary Fight Against Her Husband, the Shakers, and Her Times


New – Ilyon Woo’s “The Great Divorce” is the dramatic, richly textured story of one of nineteenth-century America’s most infamous divorce cases, when a young mother single handedly challenged her country’s notions of women’s rights, family, and marriage itself.Petite and strong-willed, Eunice’s daintiness made her the image of femininity, but her brashness set her apart. Married to an alcoholic, abusive husband, Eunice did her best to raise their three children–but when he left home to join the

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