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Synopsis
Pennsylvania, 1798. Devout Quaker Daniel Dickinson has lost his wife. When he marries a fifteen-year-old Methodist orphan to help with his five children, the Quakers disown him. Forced out of his community, Daniel moves the family to the Virginia frontier. While determined to hold to his Quaker abolitionism, Daniel is now in a slave state, and is soon the owner of a young boy. This fatal purchase sets in motion a chain of events that will forever change his -- and his children's -- lives.
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About the Author
Born and raised in Kansas, LINDA SPALDING immigrated to Canada in 1982 from Hawaii. She is the author of three much earlier novels and two acclaimed works of non-fiction, The Follow, which was shortlisted for The Trillium Book Award and the Pearson Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize; and, most recently, Who Named the Knife. She received the Harbourfront Festival Prize for her contribution to the Canadian literary community. She lives in Toronto, where she is the editor of Brick magazine.
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Praise for The Purchase
"The Purchase is an epic novel in every way that matters - in scope, depth, and heart." -- Jury citation, Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
"Engrossing.... One of the finest historical novels in recent years." -- National Post
"Imbued with the power of myth." -- Globe and Mail
"A complex and engaging novel . . . Hardy-esque." -- Ottawa Citizen"
Praise for The Purchase
- -The Purchase is an epic novel in every way that matters - in scope, depth, and heart.- -- Jury citation, Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
- -Engrossing.... One of the finest historical novels in recent years.- -- National Post
- -Imbued with the power of myth.- -- Globe and Mail
- -A complex and engaging novel . . . Hardy-esque.- -- Ottawa Citizen
Praise for The Purchase
- "The Purchase is an epic novel in every way that matters - in scope, depth, and heart." -- Jury citation, Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
- "Engrossing.... One of the finest historical novels in recent years." -- National Post
- "Imbued with the power of myth." -- Globe and Mail
- "A complex and engaging novel . . . Hardy-esque." -- Ottawa Citizen
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- PublisherThorndike Press Large Print
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1432854380
- ISBN 13 9781432854386
- BindingLibrary Binding
- Number of pages519
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