The Schoolmaster's Daughter: A Novel of the American Revolution - Hardcover

Smolens, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1605982520 ISBN 13: 9781605982526

Publisher: Pegasus Books, 2011

Synopsis

From the author of The Anarchist and Cold―a gripping historical novel set during the American Revolution.

With the outbreak of the American revolution, Abigail Lovell's family is torn apart―while her schoolmaster father is an outspoken loyalist and prominent figurehead in the community, she and her two brothers engage in acts of espionage to undermine the British forces in Boston. Her sickly older brother, James, operates the patriots’ spy ring while Abigail acts as a courier, eluding increasingly aggressive British patrols. Meanwhile, her younger brother, Benjamin, slips out of Boston to fight alongside Abigail’s love, Ezra, in the battles at Lexington and Concord. With the help of her friend, Rachel revere, Abigail smuggles money and supplies out to Benjamin, Ezra, and other revolutionaries.

But when a British sergeant is found murdered, Abigail stands accused, and she now must fight to save herself and those she loves. in the tradition of Sally Gunning’s Bound and Diana Gabaldon’s An Echo in the Bone, The Schoolmaster’s Daughter is the story of a family torn asunder―and of a determined young woman who must make courageous decisions if she is to aid in liberating her country.

About this title

About the Author:

John Smolens is author of Cold, The Invisible World, Fire Point, and The Anarchist. He received his MFA from the University of Iowa in 1984 and is currently head of the MFA program at Northern Michigan University.  His novel The Schoolmaster's Daughter will be published by Pegasus Books in paperback in September, 2012.  You can visit his site at www.johnsmolens.com.

Review:

John Smolens has written a historical novel with the quick-beating heart of a thriller. Written in crisp, cinematic prose, the novel has echoes of the best noir. — Dan Chaon, author of Await Your Reply

A fine writer with a profound knowledge of human behavior gone awry. — Jim Harrison, author of Legends of the Fall

Smolens has written an intelligent, first-rate thriller, as though Sinclair Lewis was fused with Alan Furst. — Tom Bissell, author of The Father of All Things

About this edition

• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1605982520
• ISBN 13: 9781605982526
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416