Is This a Hard Book to Read?

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It was fascinating to learn the truth of all these things and it is disturbing to think of that's the way people lived. If there's no social care and no safety net of the state helping people who are completely down and out you can imagine it we could easily get back to that kind of thing yes I mean in fact that it probably still does go on to a certain extent but especially for women who are much more vulnerable than men.

653. Gill’s Book Club “The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper” by Hallie Rubenhold / How to read books to improve your English

Talking to my mum about a good book she read recently; a social history about 5 women who were all murdered by Jack The Ripper in 1888. Also includes some advice and comments about reading books to learn English.

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