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“Inspirational stories of women who thought nothing of accepting a good challenge…undeniable scrappiness…Foster recognizes that history is storytelling” - Kirkus Reviews

“Forging exhumations into persons and places, Robin Foster is an essayist who knows, truly, that only in going do we come to know. Grit and Ghosts is a beautiful reliquary of deep mysterious springs and the souls they once homed”— Jenny Boully, author of Betwixt and Between

“Grit and Ghosts looks outward and inward: at the marks its eight women have left on the world and the marks the world leaves on women who dream big. Meticulously researched and beautifully written, this book illuminates stories that deserve to be told” — Gwen Kirby, author of Shit Cassandra Saw

“Grit and Ghosts is for anyone who presses against the boundaries of their lives. With impressive depth, Foster uncovers amazing details about her subjects' lives as she weaves together unforgettable stories of bravery, risk, and passion” — Chelsea Hodson, author of Tonight I’m Someone Else