The Downstairs Girl

I have just recently started reading historical fiction and really love this genre as there is truth within the fiction itself. This was different than I thought it would be but I thoroughly enjoyed the perspective as it's written by Jo.

Jo is very intelligent for her age and having to be self reliant so young is heartbreaking to read. Her being an orphan (of sorts) on top of that and knowing nothing of her parents .. I couldn't imagine that type of sadness.

It was very interesting to read about the suffragist movement and the treatment of Chinese in the South. This isn't something learned in school and I had no idea that they were brought to the South in order to replace slaves. The Author's Note at the end is worth reading.