Charity Girl, David Blixt
Charity Girl, David Blixt
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Charity Girl
A Nellie Bly Novelette

Author: David Blixt

Narrator: Janice L Blixt

Unabridged: 2 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Sordelet Audio

Published: 07/12/2022

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

A gripping sequel to the bestselling novel What Girls Are Good For, following the real-life reporting of undercover journalist Nellie Bly!Fresh from her harrowing escape from the madhouse on Blackwell's Island, undercover reporter Nellie Bly receives a letter that launches her next crusading investigation—what becomes of unwanted children in Victorian New York? Discovering the wide range of reasons children are abandoned, even Bly's characteristic pluck fails her as she chases down the doctors who buy and sell babies!Based on real events, Bly's own reporting, and actual letters left with orphans, this heartrending story follows Nellie Bly as she struggles to answer a single, devastating question: "What becomes of babies?"Praise for What Girls Are Good For:"David Blixt pens a heroine for the ages! A pint-sized dynamo who refuses to stay in the kitchen, Nellie fights tooth and nail to make a name for herself as a journalist, battling complacent men, corrupt institutions, and her own demons along the way. This real-life Lois Lane had me cheering aloud as I turned the pages—simply a delight!" - Kate Quinn, The Alice Network

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emma on November 28, 2020

This book caught my attention from the first page! I have been fascinated with Nellie Bly since reading another novel about her some time ago, and the topic she was investigating in this book made the story even more interesting. I could hardly put it down as Nellie interviewed one person after anot......more

Goodreads review by Davida on April 11, 2020

Don't be surprised if you see more than one review on this post, because I have so many books to review, I decided to put these two shorter books together in one post! Two for the price of one, really! [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by Andrea on April 07, 2020

This is a great little read! Blitz writes well about this time frame and, in particular, Nellie Bly. THIS is the Blixt I met in "What Girls are Good For". 5/5......more

Goodreads review by Sharon on February 21, 2021

As I'm a former journalist, I've always been kind of fascinated by Nellie Bly. The newspapers called her a "stunt reporter," because she would go undercover and investigate things like the conditions in asylums or factories. These "stunts" exposed all manner of wrong-doing and resulted in important......more

Goodreads review by Mary on January 05, 2021

Seamless Blend of Fact and Fiction Elizabeth Cochrane or Nellie Bly, as she is famously known, was a crusading reporter made famous by her expose of mental asylums. "Charity Girl" tells the story of her next investigation, a story about the baby market in New York City. Blitz skillfully blends the fa......more