The Widow's War
by:
Sally Gunning (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780060791575 (0060791578)
ASIN: 60791578
Publish date: February 1st 2006
Publisher: William Morrow
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Love,
History,
Literature,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Historical Romance,
American History,
Social,
18th Century
Series: Satucket (#1)
Lyddie Berry is a 39-year-old woman living in Satucket (now Brewster) on Cape Cod in 1761. When her husband dies in an accident, she’s expected to hand over control of her life to her recently-acquired son-in-law, as her closest male relative.... but when she realizes she’s not ready to sign over he...
This is one of the smartest, well-written books that I've read set in Colonial America. The author knows her setting, the time, and the history, and crafts a knockout of a story. And she doesn't let it dwindle into a sloppy romance or oversentimentalize anything. Very much recommended. Did anyone el...
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