Shadowbrook: A Novel of Love, War, and the Birth of America
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780743228138 (0743228138)
ASIN: 743228138
Publish date: March 7th 2005
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Pages no: 512
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
History,
Literature,
Cultural,
American,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Historical Romance,
American History,
Asian Literature,
Indian Literature,
Americana,
France,
18th Century
Lots and lots of history here. The author clearly did a lot of research, and that alone makes me want to give it more stars. But all the history made for a bit of a dense read. I would have liked a little more focus on the story.
I just loved this, couldn't put it down until the end. I, like other reviewers, learned more about this time in American history, the French and Indian Wars, than I ever did in our public shool systems (which really didn't teach us very much history at all). This book has it all, true love, honor, p...