WOMAN NINETY NINE is a gorgeous ode to the power of female courage...Greer Macallister pens a nail-biter that makes you want to stand up and cheer. - Kate Quinn, NYT bestselling author of THE ALICE NETWORK
Greer Macallister's characters never fail to leap off the page into your very soul; you can't help loving them, rooting for them, agonizing with them over the choices they must make. WOMAN NINETY-NINE is richly and expertly woven with chilling historical details you won't soon forget what it was like to be behind the locked doors of Goldengrove Asylum on a mission to save someone you love. - Susan Meissner, bestselling author of AS BRIGHT AS HEAVEN
Mccallister's mastery of historical fiction is on full display in WOMAN NINETY NINE. Her incisive voice brings a dark chapter of our past to life with unsettling contemporary resonance. - Julia Whelan, award-winning audiobook narrator and author of MY OXFORD YEAR
As she did in Girl in Disguise, Macallister honors the brave women of history and spins a fine tale that will sweep readers away to another time. This work of historical fiction is a perfect reminder that women will not be silenced. - Pamela Klinger-Horn, Excelsior Bay Books (Excelsior, MN)
A true page-turner from beginning to end with a very satisfying ending. - Carrie Deming, The Dog Eared Book (Palmyra, NY)
Macallister sensitively and adroitly portrays mental illness in an era when it was just beginning to be understood, while weaving a riveting tale of loyalty, love, and sacrifice. - Publishers Weekly
This is an insightful look inside a mental institution at a time when women were pretty much powerless. But are these women really ill or are they just rebels? It's a great read and deserves consideration by book clubs. - Linda Bond, Auntie's Bookstore (Spokane, WA)
Exploring sisterhood, trauma, and the power of shared experience, Woman 99 is an undercover glimpse inside a late nineteenth-century treatment facility. Macallister fearlessly probes the dark corners of the era, exposing barbaric treatments and backward thinking surrounding mental illness. - Booklist
Readers will become engrossed in Charlotte's journey of self-discovery as she fights to free herself and her sister from a rigged system. - Library Journal
A riveting successful novel. - Write On Cindy
It's impossible not to root for the sisters as they work to combat that mistreatment on behalf of themselves and others. Woman 99 is a fast-paced historical thriller perfect for book club discussions. - Shelf Awareness
A fascinating, suspenseful story...[The] message rings true today, with a timelessness that adds to the tension as we read. - Washington City Paper