Book Review: One Glorious Ambition

I recently read One Glorious Ambition by Jane Kirkpatrick.   I found this an interesting book.  This book is a work of fiction, but it is based closely on the life of Dorothea Dix.  The book gives a through timeline of Dorothea Dix’s life.   The author gives a positive rendering of Dix’s life.  

Prior to reading this book, I knew nothing about Dorothea Dix.   I found the life of the reformer interesting.   The story follows Dix’s life from her childhood into her later years.   Dix’s causes include running a school for the less fortunate to advocating for the mentally ill very interesting.  She is portrayed as a tenacious woman who worked hard to advocate for her causes.   She did all this during a time when women did not participate in politics.  

This is the third book I've read by Jane Kirkpatrick.   She is very detailed in her books.   Her books are informative and shed light on various women in history who led a colorful life. 

I received this book for the purposes of review from Waterbrook Multnomah Publishers.   All ideas are my own.