I want to start off by thanking Netgalley and Kensington Books for letting me give my honest review for both the book and the audiobook.
Title: A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts
Author: Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes
Pub. Date: September 27th 2022
Publisher: Citadel Press
Formats: Physical and Audio
About the book
From the notorious Lizzie Borden to the innumerable, haunted rooms of Sarah Winchester's mysterious mansion this offbeat, insightful, first-ever book of its kind explores the history behind America's female ghosts, the stereotypes, myths, and paranormal tales that swirl around them, what their stories reveal about us--and why they haunt us...
Sorrowful widows, vengeful jezebels, innocent maidens, wronged lovers, former slaves, even the occasional axe-murderess--America's female ghosts differ widely in background, class, and circumstance. Yet one thing unites them: their ability to instill fascination and fear, long after their deaths. Here are the full stories behind some of the best-known among them, as well as the lesser-known--though no less powerful.
Tales whispered in darkness often divulge more about the teller than the subject. America's most famous female ghosts, like New Orleans voodoo priestess Marie Laveau, and Bridget Bishop, the first person executed during the Salem witchcraft trials, mirror each era's fears and prejudices. Yet through urban legends and campfire stories, even ghosts like the nameless hard-working women lost in the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire --achieve a measure of power and agency in death, in ways unavailable to them as living women.
Riveting for skeptics and believers alike, with humor, curiosity, and expertise, A Haunted History of Invisible Women offers a unique lens on the significant role these ghostly legends play both within the spook-seeking corners of our minds and in the consciousness of a nation.
Review
If you are looking for a ghost story book then this isn’t for you, it tells more about the women surrounding the stories. That is what I really loved about the book and how they really brought the women back to life. There are some places in the book that people might take a different way, which is understandable. They could have worded it differently, I think it would have made a difference. You have to remember that most of the stories about the ghost take place before modern times, the women acted and were taught very differently than we are now. Now I am really excited to do my own research on the stories and women mentioned in this book.
For the audiobook, I really did like the narrator. She didn’t make it sound like she was reading a textbook. That did make my enjoyment of the book, so much better.
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