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Ladataan... Shadowbrook: A Novel of Love, War, and the Birth of AmericaTekijä: Beverly Swerling
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. Took me forever to read it. I kept losing interest and putting it down and reading a different book before coming back to it again. I am glad that I did finish it but the ending left me unsatisfied. ( ) Combining a romance between a French Canadian woman determined to become a nun and a halfbreed frontier legend with many connections in both worlds, Native American language and customs and the epic conflict between the British and French in the New World, the author creates an interesting and informative story. We learn of the defeat of a young George Washington at Fort Necessity, the workings of Shadowbrook (a Northern "plantation"), the brutaliy of slavery, the harsh life in a cloister in Quebec and the waging of the French and Indian War. This novel is well researched, well written historical fiction of early America. Combining a romance between a French Canadian woman determined to become a nun and a halfbreed frontier legend with many connections in both worlds, Native American language and customs and the epic conflict between the British and French in the New World, the author creates an interesting and informative story. We learn of the defeat of a young George Washington at Fort Necessity, the workings of Shadowbrook (a Northern "plantation"), the brutaliy of slavery, the harsh life in a cloister in Quebec and the waging of the French and Indian War. This novel is well researched, well written historical fiction of early America. This is a great combination of history with a great story filled with believable characters -- brothers raised with one foot in the white man's world and another in the world of the Indian. The priests, nuns, slaves, soldiers, and Indians of many tribes all play a part in this closely intertwined plot which involves land ownership, the church and its power, the Indian fight for survival, and a love story. My only complaint might be that the many Indian tribes became confusing and some of the battle scenes became difficult to follow. The plot really does depend on minute details -- sometimes almost too many to remember especially if the book is read over a period of time (just didn't have the time to read -- it really is a page turner most of the time). Overall, I felt this was a better book than City of Dreams -- more realistic, yet interesting characters. Shadowbrook paints a picture of a time when our country was being formed with all the good people, the bad people, and the many in between who were caught in circumstances beyond their control and were looking at the world in the only way they knew. Overall, a good historical read. ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
Kuuluu näihin sarjoihinShadowbrook (1-2)
From the author of the acclaimed novel City of Dreams, the passionate story of Quentin Hale and Nicole Crane, set against the bloody and turbulent backdrop of the French and Indian War. 1754. In a low-lying glen in Ohio Country, where both the French and English claim dominion, the first musket ball fired signals the start of a savage seven-year conflict destined to dismantle France's overreaching empire and pave the way for the American Revolution. In a world on the brink of astonishing change are Quentin Hale, the fearless gentleman-turned-scout, fighting to preserve his beloved family plantation, Shadowbrook; Cormac Shea, the part-Irish, part-Indian woodsman with a foot in both worlds; and the beautiful Nicole Crane, who, struggling to reconcile her love for Hale and her calling to the convent, becomes a pawn in the British quest for territory. Moving between the longhouses of the Iroquois and Shadowbrook's elegant rooms, the frontier's virgin forests and the cobbled streets of Québec, Swerling weaves a tale of passion and intrigue, faith and devotion, courage and betrayal. Peopled with a cast of unforgettable characters and historical figures, including a young George Washington, this richly textured novel vividly captures the conflict that opened the eighteenth century and ignited our nation's quest for independence. A classic in the making, Shadowbrook is a page-turning tale of ambition, war, and the transforming power of both love and duty. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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