The Second Life of Mirielle West

The Second Life of Mirielle West

2021 • 386 pages

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15

Interesting early 20th century historical fiction based on the only American leper colony, where patients were quarantined and subject to well-intentioned but often harmful medical treatments. The prose is workman-like, and I could have lived without the love story. But placing a self-centered socialite in a stark setting and watching her slowly become a better person is always a reliable trope.

September 16, 2023