Unlike many of Brown's other works, Dolley contains very little in the way of sexually explicit material.

The concerns of the veracity of history as we know it, and also of women's writing of history, are sure to provoke stimulating discussions about an important and integral part of our lives, and show the importance of women's voice and actions to a nation's success.

'Those particularly concerned with political issues surrounding the presidency of the United States will find an interesting base for discussion on topics such as the dissensions within and between political parties, the political and economic considerations of war, and issues of power and loyalty. An interesting cross-cultural and crossgenre point of comparison to this novel might be the film A League of Their Own, which also shows many of the social and political repercussions of an America at war.

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