Who Would Have Thought It? (Annotated)

Who Would Have Thought It? is a sharp, satirical novel that follows Lola Medina, a Mexican girl rescued from captivity and brought into a hypocritical New England household during the Civil War era. Through domestic intrigue, racial prejudice, religious posturing, and wartime profiteering, the novel exposes the moral contradictions of U.S. society. Its style blends sentimental fiction, political s...