A love affair tests a new nation’s revolutionary ideals.

In 1770s Boston, a prosperous merchant’s daughter, Eliza Boylston, lives a charmed life—until war breaches the walls of the family estate and forces her to live in a world in which wealth can no longer protect her.

As the chaos of the Revolutionary War tears her family apart, Eliza finds herself drawn to her uncle’s slave, John Watkins. Their love leads to her exile in Braintree, Massachusetts, home to radicals John and Abigail Adams and Eliza’s midwife sister-in-law, Lizzie Boylston. But even as the uprising takes hold, Eliza can’t help but wonder whether a rebel victory will grant her and John the most basic of American rights.

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This was a great story – well told and engaging from the first page to the last. You know I LOVE historical fiction and I particularly love reading about this Revolutionary period. Eliza is a strong character and her story raised some issues for me that I actually had never thought about too much.

Recommended for those who enjoy HF from this time period. If you haven’t read MIDWIFE, no worries, as this novel stands alone.

Thank you for my review copy!