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Try the Kindle edition and experience these great reading features: Share your thoughts with other customers. Write a customer review. Read reviews that mention historical romance penelope marzec revolutionary war agnes edwin barn england patriot soldier british pig wounded action duke finds surprised turning. Showing of 11 reviews. Top Reviews Most recent Top Reviews. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. Agnes McGowan steps in to run the forge her father operates while he and her uncle serve in The Continental Army.
Squelching her own fears when she finds a wounded British soldier in her barn, she believes it is her duty to heal him. Agnes passes Edwin off as her cousin as her own mother who died when Agnes was younger had come from England. As Edwin heals, harrowing events happen as the war rages. Edwin, Agnes and her entire family find themselves in danger, he as a harbored soldier and she as a traitor. Edwin takes her up river to Sandy Hook and sees this as his chance to get back to his military services or even go home to the life he ran from.
Penelope Marzec presents and exciting read and a well-painted look back into our history. There are definite page turning sections as well as an emotionally wrenching look at the fear and confusion that must have been felt during this tumultuous time. One person found this helpful. The author did an amazing job with research.
The details and Colloquial speech are appropriate to the late 's when the Colonies went to war with England. I was surprised to learn that Edwin, the Duke, would consider trading his boots for a needed item, such as a boat or a horse. Boots were the only valuable article in his possession, and during those days, food and commodities were hard to come by. The trained pig in this story brings a smile.
Edwin thinks of him as bacon until the pig saves his life. Women did more than embroidery flowers on tea towels back in that era. Agnes loved her work as a blacksmith, and even though Aunt Sally wanted her to marry the wealthy miller and assume an appropriate role, Agnes wanted a career. Will Edwin stay in America? Will he find a suitable profession--either in America or England? Will Agnes continue the hot work as a blacksmith? The answers are in the book, and I recommend it as an enjoyable, clean read.
When I read this book, I expected it to be a dramatic love story set in the midst of the Revolutionary War which it was , but what I didn't expect was the twinkle of humor that sparkled throughout the pages. For example, I really enjoyed the antics of Jonas, the "attack pig. It had enough action to keep me turning the pages, and it had enough comedy to make me chuckle. That's a good combination in my estimation. I read Patriot's Pride and loved it, so I downloaded this one as well.
Just as good if not better. This author did her research into the people, places, emotions, dress, and language at. I could picture myself there.
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What would you do if a wounded enemy crawled into your barn? Kept me turning the pages! This novel offers an interesting twist on the historical romance genre.
If you enjoy romance you'll enjoy this. If you are a student of history you will also appreciate the author's attention to detail with facts thrown in here and there to remind you of the novel's revolutionary war backdrop. About the only gripe I have is making a Redcoat a sympathetic character, but that's dealt with well in the end. Patriot's Heart is a gripping historical romance by author, Penelope Marzec. I found it confusing and difficult to follow. I loved the history and the info on what was real vs. Jun 04, Ceillie Simkiss rated it did not like it Shelves: Was not interestingly written at all.
Despite multiple efforts to read, I could not get through it. I am very much disappointed. Aug 21, Calina Benassa rated it it was ok. This book was interesting up to that point with regards to the history it provided, but it lacked the creativity of true historical fiction. It was hard to tell what time or place a certain chapter was taking place in, because there would be so many flashbacks and time jumps that everything would start to get muddled.
For me, Hambly is always first a science fiction or fantasy author. This is because the first book I ever read by her was about a dragon that falls in love with a human. But there seems to be a tad more passion or feeling in her historical fiction. Pat For me, Hambly is always first a science fiction or fantasy author.
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Patriot Hearts is a book about the women behind the Founding Fathers. The focus is on the different types of battles and sacrifices that the women made while the men were getting the attention founding the country. In many ways, this book is what Abigail Adams might have been thinking when she told her husband not to forget the women.
This makes the book quieter in many aspects because the grand battles and politic fighting is granted a back seat while the more hidden struggles, the decisions that the women have to make to back up the power plays of their husbands. This conflict in the book is best exemplified by Sally Hemmings, whose place in American history is conflicted at best.
Hambly does not romanticize the relationship, though undoubtedly some readers will find the relationship to be too seemingly equal or too easily started. In fairness to Hambly, this must have been a difficult relationship to deal with, and her Hemmings is always aware of status and her lack of it. This especially true in the sequence of Hemmings in France. I do wonder if this is because of the inequality of the relationship and showing the physically highlighted this. This physically conflicts with Hemmings intelligence and her sense of self, further showcasing the difference between master and slave; wife and mistress; and opened and closed relationship.
The device holding the different lives of the women together is an invented character that may or may not be working for the British. How this plot thread is resolved is one of the more emotional parts of this book. Jul 30, Jeannie Lee rated it it was amazing Shelves: I abolutely loved this book! I came to feel like I was one of Dolly Madison's close friends.
What an amazing woman! I cried and felt her horrible shock and pain when she held her dying husband in her arms in front of her 3 year old son. The book is primarily told from Dolly Madison, as she was preparing to flee the Presidential Mansion before the British captured Washington and burnt it to the ground. The author also told the story from several other women's lives, and she even included Sally He I abolutely loved this book! The author also told the story from several other women's lives, and she even included Sally Hemmings.
I personally have no problem with Jefferson having a concubine a wife from a different caste , but apparently many Americans do. I've never felt the Terror like I did when I saw the streets of Paris on July 14th, through her eyes. I've never understood the pain of watching someone you love dearly have their reputation smeared through the media as I do now from reading Abigail Adam's point of view. Most of all, though, I never knew how many times the newly formed country was only upheld by the hand of God and by divine protection. These women were phenomenal Of each one of them, you could use the famous scripture from Esther.
Truly a wonderful book. While the inner thoughts of the women are the fictionalizion of the author, the history is right on. I can very well imagine that she was close to the truth. Jan 20, Jacqie rated it really liked it. Again, I'll read whatever Barbara Hambly writes. This one did not get picked up by me for a bit.
Honestly, I was a bit afraid of the sweep of the book- the first four first ladies, no less! However, I was fascinated by learning more about these women. We get Martha Washington, conflicted about the time she spent away from her children to be with her husband during the war. Abigail Adams is perhaps the least well fleshed-out character, but perhaps that's because Hambly is now writing a mystery se Again, I'll read whatever Barbara Hambly writes.
Abigail Adams is perhaps the least well fleshed-out character, but perhaps that's because Hambly is now writing a mystery series starring her. We get Sally Heming, Jefferson's concubine Hambly's word. This was a very delicate relationship to write, and I get the feeling that the author really doesn't care for Jefferson much, but you can still understand this young girl, trying to be realistic, still getting caught up in the relationship.
Finally, Dolly Madison did you know she was born a Quaker? The human details of these women make you fall in love with each one of them.
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My only complaint is that the author's thesis, that first ladies were the social glue that made so many political negotiations and alliances possible, began feeling a bit overdone by the end. I understood and agreed with the thesis, just didn't need it laid out there one last time. But I think the author was trying to show the passing of the torch among first ladies, which was why that last scene was there. May 18, Maria rated it it was amazing. Hambly's novel intertwines the lives of Dolly Madison, Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Sally Hemmings, a British spy and a host of other people in believable ways that are not at all obvious when you read a "history" book.
I particularly liked the manner in which Hambly dealt with Sally Hemmings' story, with charity for both Sally and for Jefferson too. I get tired of the way people discuss Jefferson's relationship with Sally Hemmings. He was neither a saint nor a demon. He was a man, with hu Hambly's novel intertwines the lives of Dolly Madison, Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Sally Hemmings, a British spy and a host of other people in believable ways that are not at all obvious when you read a "history" book.
He was a man, with human failings and amazing accomplishments. Hambly manages to portray him as both flawed and admirable. This book is well researched and very plausible. It's a "good book" in that it makes one feel emotion--some tears, some laughs, and a couple of moments in which you can only say, "heavens to Betsy, I never thought of it that way.
Jul 23, Marcia rated it really liked it.
This is a historical fiction of the lives of the first four presidents' wives. In general it was well written and very interesting, but there were a few drawbacks for me. The author jumps back and forth between different characters and time periods making it a bit hard to follow. This was made all the worse by the fact that all the characters have multiple names a given name, a name the are actually called by, and some other cutesie nickname.
I think it would have been better have just started This is a historical fiction of the lives of the first four presidents' wives. I think it would have been better have just started at the begining and told things in order. The other thing that was difficult for me but probably would not bother others was the actual content of the story. The evil of slavery and the rampant adultury the existed as a constant feature of their lives was more than a bit hard for me to tolerate.
I don't mean to pretend that these things didn't happen, nor do I intend to try to sanitize the past, but wallowing in this filth page after page was not easy for me. So while it wasn't a great book for me, it probably would be quite enjoyable to those who appreciate the fullness of historical fiction.
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I enjoyed this book quite a bit. The characters are interesting and I could relate to them as mothers and wives. How horrible to live during battles fought at your doorstep and yellow fever epidemics! There are a lot of flashbacks and flashforwards but once I gave myself a quick review of US history pre-revolution to just after the war of I did refer often to the listing in the back of the book of who all the characters were I plan to follow up with some more reading about Dolley Madison and John and Abigail Adams and if I was planning a trip back east to visit any of their homes Monticello!
Even the White House having read this book would help me get more out of it. I am looking forward to reading her book about Mary Todd Lincoln also,although I am a little worried because there is some serious crazy there. May 14, Emily rated it it was ok. Well, 2 stars might seem a little harsh. It wasn't a BAD book, I just didn't love it. A lot of the time I was reading it, I was thinking about abandoning it; let me tell you why.
I think the reason I wasn't getting into it very well from the beginning is that there are so many side characters of course, all of the womens' families and th Well, 2 stars might seem a little harsh. I think the reason I wasn't getting into it very well from the beginning is that there are so many side characters of course, all of the womens' families and their children that it's difficult to keep track.
Also, some of the story lines just were not as interesting as others. I would've enjoyed reading a book just about Sally Hemings, for example, that's the character that probably helped me finish this book more than any other. There's no tell why I didn't love this book; it sounded like it would be right up my alley, but in the end, this one just wasn't for me. May 11, Loni rated it really liked it. This book has been so fascinating and interesting!
It's not an easy or quick read, but very worthwhile. It's about the Founding Mothers and their history, lives and the influence they had on our country. I've loved learning about what their lives were like especially about what it was like to be a mother and wife in their age. I highly recommend it for any woman to read. Although it takes place many years ago, it's very relevant and applicable to our struggles today.
I learned a ton and apprecia This book has been so fascinating and interesting! I learned a ton and appreciate our 'founding mothers' so much more! Jun 13, Betsy rated it really liked it Shelves: The more things change the more they stay the same. Fictionalized account of the first First Ladies. Really enjoyed this book! Jul 05, Susan rated it it was amazing. Go to Overdrive, search a favorite author, pick an available book and it's yours instantly. I picked this up knowing nothing about it but glad I did. Especially timely leading up to Fourth of July. The book opens as Dolley Madison is packing to flee Washington just steps ahead of the British in As she chooses what to take she associates the artifacts with Martha Washington and Abigail Adams and their history togethe this is why I like my Kindle: As she chooses what to take she associates the artifacts with Martha Washington and Abigail Adams and their history together.
Goes back and forth in time and place and switches narrators. I learned a lot of history and discovered a lot of resonance with the present day: We think of the early history of the U. With the horror of the French Revolution, the Terror and the demise of the Republic before their eyes you can imagine how scary it was to see our republic teetering on the brink. This is a good read-alike for Jennifer Chiaverini's historical fiction or Paula McLain because of the womens' perspective but this is so much more. Aug 16, Margaret rated it liked it. I'm ambivalent about this book. I struggled to get into it at first; I think it wan't quite what I expected, due to the framing device and the shifts in time.
I wish there had been a bit more about Dolley Madison and her courtship with James Madison. And I appreciated that Sally Hemings was included. So there were parts of this book that I really enjoyed, and parts that seemed to drag I'm ambivalent about this book. So there were parts of this book that I really enjoyed, and parts that seemed to drag a bit for me. I also found the shifts in time a bit difficult to follow at times.
That said, I think the things I didn't enjoy as much were mostly matters of personal taste. If you find the subject matter interesting, I do think this one is worth checking out, hence the 3 stars rather than 2. Oct 09, Cookie rated it really liked it Shelves: However, by page , I enjoyed it more. I truly enjoyed the storytelling, but I found the sequence of the book to be rather confusing. Had I taken the time to do backgr 3.
Had I taken the time to do background investigating, I probably whould've had a firm grasp of the story and this review would be completely different. Sep 29, Melissa rated it liked it Shelves: This was an interesting book. The author researched these 4 women who were so important in the lives of the 4 founding fathers and then brought them to live as they pondered the choices they made in there life in order to support their husband and the causes they fought for.