This was a fairly enjoyable read, though largely based on an improbable plot point. Why exactly would a stranger feel compelled to give a family heirloom to an injured woman he might never see again? I'm also not too sure about the almost magical properties of the ring to comfort and strengthen. Outside of that, however, the emotional relationship between the sisters Anaya and Lydia is moving and tender, and the love triangle amid the currents of revolution in 18th century Boston is a fun read. As parallel stories, I think they worked well together. This was a book club selection and, all in all, a pretty good one. ( )

Freedom’s Ring became a quick page-turner for me, and I hated when I had to put it down. The book is full of historical facts, and we put faces to many of those involved, yes fictional, but based on so much fact.
Current day is a woman Annie David that was injured in the Boston Marathon bombing, she has recovered, but her fears remain strong, and then the rescuer comes back in her life.
The 1770’s story connects around in the form of an antique ring, and the amazing Patriots, so much courage and heartache. Liberty becomes a survivor and as such she becomes the connection to the present in the form of Bradford Kilroy, our rescuer.
We spend a lot of time in research, and it is a lot like putting together a puzzle, you can’t stop until finished, but are you ever really finished? This book is going to make you think about your own roots, and maybe the hints give here by the author will allow you to do your own research.
I loved how this book turned circle from one hard time to another and back, and putting faces to those who forged ahead in spite of adversity.
I received this book through Edelweiss and the Publisher Tyndale, and was not required to give a positive review.
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