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The
Widow’s War
By Sally Gunning
In the Widow’s War, Sally Gunning had created a heroine for the ages.
Set in pre-Revolutionary War Cape Cod, and located around the area of the Brewster Grist Mill, the book not only tells the story of Lyddie Berry, but also includes many interesting details of life at that time and in that place. Gunning’s marvelous research results in a wonderful blending of historical detail and well-developed characters.
Widowed at 39 and already a grandmother, Lyddie has to fight against the mores of the times, a grasping daughter and son-in-law and the puritanical Church. She finds an ally in Lawyer Freeman. He had written Edward Berry’s will and is able to give her some vital assistance. He is also very politically involved with the problems of the times and a good friend of James Otis and Mercy Otis Warren.
As time progresses, their friendship grows and, as in all good books, becomes more complicated.
This is a book of wonderful, believable characters, interesting information about life on early Cape Cod and a feel for the political tensions before the colonies broke from England. It is one of My all-time favorites.
By Sally Gunning
In the Widow’s War, Sally Gunning had created a heroine for the ages.
Set in pre-Revolutionary War Cape Cod, and located around the area of the Brewster Grist Mill, the book not only tells the story of Lyddie Berry, but also includes many interesting details of life at that time and in that place. Gunning’s marvelous research results in a wonderful blending of historical detail and well-developed characters.
Widowed at 39 and already a grandmother, Lyddie has to fight against the mores of the times, a grasping daughter and son-in-law and the puritanical Church. She finds an ally in Lawyer Freeman. He had written Edward Berry’s will and is able to give her some vital assistance. He is also very politically involved with the problems of the times and a good friend of James Otis and Mercy Otis Warren.
As time progresses, their friendship grows and, as in all good books, becomes more complicated.
This is a book of wonderful, believable characters, interesting information about life on early Cape Cod and a feel for the political tensions before the colonies broke from England. It is one of My all-time favorites.
