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Chargement... My Name Is Resolutepar Nancy E. Turner
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Not as good as other of Turner's works I have read. This book was long and so many momentous things happened to the main character that it got a bit ridiculous. Nevertheless, I was motivated to read until the end and see where the story went. ( ) My Name is Resolute by Nancy E, Turner is a massive story of historical fiction. Set in the New World between 1729 and 1781, the story follows one woman’s eventful life as well as the slow progression toward rebellion and the founding of America. Resolute Talbot was only nine when pirates attacked her father’s sugar plantation and carried herself, her sister and her brother off to be sold as slaves in Colonial New England, she was then captured by Indians and sold again, this time to the nuns of Montreal. There she was taught the trade of spinning and weaving. She eventually escapes the convent and settles in Lexington, Massachusetts. Resolute inherits property, establishes a business, meets and takes as her husband, Cullah, a fiery Scotsman. They raise a family, weather the French and Indian war and find themselves involved with a group of rebels that are pushing for open rebellion against the crown. The story is long and filled with details about the life of an American colonial. The author lays out the difficult political conditions as well as the epidemics that shaped Resolute’s family and friend’s lives. Resolute, herself, is a memorable character who proves worthy of her name and uses her skills to assist others. I have a great admiration for this author having read her These Is My Words previously. She writes detailed historical fiction but always ensure that story comes first and historical events are used to advance the plot. My Name is Resolute is an epic that is filled with adventure yet through it all Resolute remains true to herself and her beliefs. She is a heroine that I will long remember. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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"Nancy Turner burst onto the literary scene with her hugely popular novels These Is My Words, Sarah's Quilt, and The Star Garden. Now, Turner has written the novel she was born to write, this exciting and heartfelt story of a woman struggling to find herself during the tumultuous years preceding the American Revolution. The year is 1729, and Resolute Talbot and her siblings are captured by pirates, taken from their family in Jamaica, and brought to the New World. Resolute and her sister are sold into slavery in New England and taught the trade of spinning and weaving. When Resolute finds herself alone in Lexington, Massachusetts, she struggles to find her way in a society that is quick to judge a young woman without a family. As the seeds of rebellion against England grow, Resolute is torn between following the rules and breaking free. Resolute's talent at the loom places her at the center of an incredible web of secrecy that helped drive the American Revolution. Heart-wrenching, brilliantly written, and packed to the brim with adventure, My Name is Resolute is destined to be an instant classic"-- Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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