A Sisterhood of Secret Ambitions, Sheena Boekweg
A Sisterhood of Secret Ambitions, Sheena Boekweg
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A Sisterhood of Secret Ambitions

Author: Sheena Boekweg

Narrator: Chelsea Stephens

Unabridged: 8 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/03/2021

Synopsis

Throughout history, Anonymous has been a woman.Behind every powerful man is a trained woman, and behind every trained woman is the society. It started with tea parties and matchmaking but is now a countrywide secret. Gossips pass messages in recipes, spinsters train to fight, and women work together to grant safety to abused women and children. The society is more than oaths—it is sisterhood and purpose.In 1927, seventeen-year-old Elsie is dropped off in a new city with three other teenage girls, who have each trained since childhood to become the wife of a powerful man. And when they learn that their next target is earmarked to become president, their mission becomes more than just an assignment; this is a chance at the most powerful position in the society. But as these ambitious girls compete for the heart of a boy who has been given everything, Elsie starts to wonder what would happen if the name on that future ballot was hers.

About Sheena Boekweg

Sheena Boekweg, author of Glitch Kingdom, grew up reading books with tree branches peeking over her shoulder. Her novels feature plus-sized girls with ambitions, love stories, and sometimes battle axes. She is a contributor to the body-positive anthology Every Body Shines, and believes that beauty is intrinsic, worth is unquestionable, and that you can’t solve every problem with food, but it can always help. She is well loved by a tall man with a great beard, their three kids, and the world’s most spoiled puppy.

About Chelsea Stephens

Chelsea Stephens has a longtime love and appreciation for the performing arts, with experience in on-stage acting, singing, and voice-over. Her love for reading books and the pursuit of the story led her to narration. She enjoys unfolding characters and bringing listeners into new worlds. Chelsea is an experienced voice actor with a talent for mystery, sci-fi, and YA novels. She's a mom to a gaggle of young ones living in the Midwest with her lumber sexual husband.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sheena on September 19, 2020

My grandma was a poet. She was born in 1927, she lived and she died and her poems are all we have left of her. I've written this book for her. I rated it five stars, because I gave her every star I have.......more

Goodreads review by Elyse on June 27, 2021

Arrrrgggghhhh SO MUCH POTENTIAL. This book had so. Much. Potential. Unfortunately, it was rushed, not fully hashed out, and it really fumbled what could have been something great. That being said, I'm still going with 3 stars because there were parts of this that I really did love and I really though......more

Goodreads review by Laura on May 09, 2021

The premise intrigued me: a society of women who, denied power in their own right, manage to guide events by marrying the "right" men. The society recruits promising women, sorting them into different categories, Mothers, Wives, Gossips and Spinsters, training them to help make society better. What......more

Goodreads review by Kylie on September 17, 2020

So excited to read this one!!......more

Goodreads review by Kate on September 14, 2020

Sheena is a fantastic author, and cares deeply for each and every one of her characters! Love to see myself represented in a plus-size MC!......more

Quotes

“Beautifully written and undeniably compelling, it’s alternate history at its absolute best. Boekweg creates lasting characters, friendships, and tension throughout. You won’t be able to stop rooting for these ambitious girls—or put the story down.” Alechia Dow, author of The Sound of Stars

“I love this book. Full of adventure, sisterhood, secret societies, gorgeous poems, and revisionist history, it shows how genuinely inclusive feminism can (and should) be. It also has tremendous things to say about women in politics and finding your own path, even when it’s different from the one laid out for you. A delightful, thought-provoking read that I finished in one sitting.” Jamie Pacton, author of The Life and (Medieval) Times of Kit Sweetly

“Sheena Boekweg’s A Sisterhood of Secret Ambitions is a whip-smart alternative historical fiction that reimagines a world where a secret society of women work behind the scenes to change history. Readers will root for Elsie as she struggles to navigate friendship, ambition, and romance in her quest to save the world. By turns fresh, funny, and feminist, this story is a powerful homage to sisterhood and to women realizing their dreams.” Dr. Rosalyn Eves, author of Blood Rose Rebellion

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