On the other hand, she probably would have been burned as a witch if she had actually showed up in medieval England as an autopsy specialist. On one hand, that's the point, to see how far she is ahead of her time. The highly independent, spirited female lead doesn't really belong in her backwards setting. I hope you appreciate my presence in your book!"īut, without those characters, I'd be even more annoyed (and depressed) by the frighteningly woman-unfriendly times, and probably stop reading historical fiction all together. Some are constantly winking at the reader, as if to say, "after graduating with my degree in women's studies, I opted to spend a few months time traveling so I could offer enlightened commentary on unenlightened times. Excessively plucky female characters seem inaccurate. Being a feminist reader of historical fiction is to invite inner turmoil.
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