What is a Bluestocking?

In the early 1750s Mrs Elizabeth Montagu and others started a women's literary discussion group, a revolutionary step away from traditional mindless women's activities. They invited various people to attend, including a botanist, translator and publisher called Benjamin Stillingfleet. He wasn't rich enough to have the proper formal dress which included black silk stockings. So he attended in his normal clothes, wearing blue worsted stockings. This started a trend. The husband of one of the group members was Admiral Edward Boscawen, and he derisively referred to the meetings as the "Blue-Stocking Society". "Bluestocking" then became a term to describe literary/intellectual women.

Sunday, July 15, 2007

It's About Your Husband by Lauren Lipton



Okay, I've never posted a blog before and grammar is not my strong point........but here goes. I have read a few books lately but nothing really "blogworthy". One book I did enjoy though is, It's about your husband by Lauren Lipton. This is not a deep or thought provoking book, it is simply a fun read. The book is about Iris, a woman who leaves the West Coast for her dream job on the East Coast, only to find herself quickly unemployed and in debt. Desperate for an income and with time on her hands and absolutely no clue on how to be a Private Eye, she agrees to spy on her friends sister's husband. Hilarity follows. This book reminded me a lot of Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella. (Another one I really liked) It's a quirky, romantic comedy. Although Husband is not quite as funny as Shopaholic, I really enjoyed it. I also recently read The Jester by James Patterson. After having a little trouble getting started on this book, I was told that of all the books he has written, this is one of his most graphic. It takes place during The Crusades so there is lots of violence. I did enjoy the story and will try to read him again (Jen, maybe you could suggest a good one for me.) however if you have a weak stomach, it would be better to skip this one. We are going down south next week and I am taking 3 new books with me. Hopefully I will have a jem or two to write about in a couple of weeks. ~Monica
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Jenny-Jen said...

Yeah Mo!
This book sounds like good summer reading. Any of James Patterson's books that have Detective Alex Cross in them are a sure thing and Terri just finished one of the series with the women's detective series by him, she really enjoyed it.

July 16, 2007 at 9:33 PM

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