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1754. In a peaceful glen in the Ohio Country, the firing of a musket ball signals the beginning of the infamous bloody seven-year war that paved the way for the American Revolution... Now in mass market paperback with a superb new cover, in SHADOWBROOK a cast of unforgettable characters brings to life the bloody conflict between the French and the English that ignited America's quest for independence and the birth of a new nation: Quentin Hale, the fearless gentleman- turned-scout the Indians call 'Red Bear'; Cormac Shea, the part-Irish, part-Indian woodsman scarred in battle by his own kin, sworn to drive white man from his land; and Nicole Crane, a beautiful young woman whose struggle to reconcile her earthly desire for Hale and her chaste calling to the nunnery causes her to become a pawn in the British quest for territory.Centred around Shadowbrook, a prosperous plantation in the northern wilderness, and peopled with characters like a young George Washington, this richly textured tale vividly captures the conflict that marked a turning point in history and the start of an epic battle for freedom. But it is in the powerfully drawn characters, the ordinary men and women living in a world on the brink of extraordinary change, that the story comes alive. A classic in the making, this is a page-turning tale of war and the transforming power of love.
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Shadowbrook, Beverly Swerling
- Language
- Released
- 2004
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Shadowbrook
- Subtitle
- A Novel of Love and War
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Beverly Swerling
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Released
- 2004
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 490
- ISBN10
- 1863253505
- ISBN13
- 9781863253505
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction, Love, Family, USA, Military Fiction, Wars, American Literature, American History, America, Native Americans, 18th century, American Revolution, Colonies
- First published
- 2004
- Original title
- Shadowbrook: A Novel of Love, War, And the Birth of America
- Rating
- 3.75 out of 5
- Description
- 1754. In a peaceful glen in the Ohio Country, the firing of a musket ball signals the beginning of the infamous bloody seven-year war that paved the way for the American Revolution... Now in mass market paperback with a superb new cover, in SHADOWBROOK a cast of unforgettable characters brings to life the bloody conflict between the French and the English that ignited America's quest for independence and the birth of a new nation: Quentin Hale, the fearless gentleman- turned-scout the Indians call 'Red Bear'; Cormac Shea, the part-Irish, part-Indian woodsman scarred in battle by his own kin, sworn to drive white man from his land; and Nicole Crane, a beautiful young woman whose struggle to reconcile her earthly desire for Hale and her chaste calling to the nunnery causes her to become a pawn in the British quest for territory.Centred around Shadowbrook, a prosperous plantation in the northern wilderness, and peopled with characters like a young George Washington, this richly textured tale vividly captures the conflict that marked a turning point in history and the start of an epic battle for freedom. But it is in the powerfully drawn characters, the ordinary men and women living in a world on the brink of extraordinary change, that the story comes alive. A classic in the making, this is a page-turning tale of war and the transforming power of love.