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"The author catapults the reader into the colonial world of 1773, particularly the Maryland frontier of Fredericktowne and puritan England, where you are either loyal to the crown or you are a traitor. Yet, in the fervor of patriotism and a longing for liberty grows a love that deeply binds Rebecah Brent to her hero, John Nash, a young American who has come back to England to visit his parents on the eve of the American Revolution. Everything conspires to keep them apart. First, Rebecah learns that it was Nash's sword that sliced her father's arm when Nash escaped from the Redcoats her father commanded in the colonies. A gangrenous infection sets
in, and when her father returns to England to arrange Rebecah's marriage to a rich nobleman, he dies. Rebecah's mother has already died during a terrible sickness. Now orphaned, her uncle and his family take her in, and
she feels obligated to carry out her father's wishes, to marry a man she despises. Nash begs her forgiveness, but in her grief, she refuses to do so. And so he leaves Rebecah behind to a loveless marriage and returns brokenhearted to his farm in Maryland. Rebecah struggles to do what she believes is right, but the young man from America clouds her every thought. Book One ends with Rebecah struggling with her desire to secretly carry the gold that Nash's dying father is sending to America to help finance the patriots' rebellion. "
Bonnie Toews, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Tone of book?
- very sensitive (sigh)
Time/era of story
- American colonial period
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- fighting matchbreaker (parents/authorities)
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
War/Revolt/Disaster on civilians
Yes
Conflict:
- Revolution, general
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 6 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
- lot of descript of animal care
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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