Review: Informative Read - I Enjoyed It!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 23, 2013
Though a few have complained in their reviews that the author does not quote line by line "the lost letters"  I disagree with their thoughts that this book is worthless! Quite the opposite. If one takes the time to carefully read the book you will see just how the lost letters fit in. I had no problem at all following the theme and found quite a bit of new information contained within the pages. The letters are constantly, though informally, sited within the context of the storyline.I think perhaps the complainers did not take the time to slow down and read the book. I suggest that readers find a quite moment - uninterrupted - where they can concentrate on the page. I hope you come away with a more rounded view of Mary Lincoln and all that was done "to" her (mainly by her manipulative son Robert) - as well as "by" her in an attempt to gain her freedom from the asylum!  I highly recommend this book as a means of rounding out your viewpoint of Mary Todd Lincoln.