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Marie Bostwick

Marie Bostwick is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty works of uplifting contemporary and historical fiction, including the popular Cobbled Court Quilt and Too Much, Texas series. Her debut novel, Fields of Gold (Kensington Books, 2005), was a finalist for the Oklahoma Book Award. Her novels have been translated into a dozen languages and are read by audiences worldwide.
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In Marie Bostwick's own words

Author Marie Bostwick joins Access Carolina to talk about the inspiration and themes behind her novel 'The Book Club for Troublesome Women'.

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A debt owed to earlier generations

Bostwick was surprised by how many younger women do not realize how restrictive daily life once was for women, emphasizing that current rights were hard-won by previous generations.

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Marie Bostwick's The Book Club for Troublesome Women follows four 1963 Virginia housewives who form a book club around Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique. Reviewers split on its sunny tone and ending: Kirkus calls it sugarcoated, while Sonderbooks gives it a starred review.

Reviewed May 13, 2026

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