Bound: A Novel [Paperback]

Sally Gunning (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: William Morrow (April 1, 2008)
• ASIN: B001711RS0
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,745,058 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sally Gunning lives with her husband in Brewster on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where her roots go back over three centuries. She came to writing at a young age, driven to it in desperation one rainy day when she ran out of books. Today Gunning focuses on digging out the back story to the history that we thought we knew but didn't, and giving it a human face. She is the author of three historical novels set in New England during the tempestuous years that led up to the American Revolution: The Widow's War, Bound, and her latest - The Rebellion of Jane Clarke.

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sally Gunning does it again, January 24, 2009

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Mimi - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bound: A Novel (Hardcover)

Following on her first book about life in 18th century Brewster, Cape Cod, "The Widow's War", Ms. Gunning has produced another even more thoughtful and thought-provoking book in the same venue. This book has more historical content but most importantly, the author continues to be able to see, in what seems to be a surprisingly authentic tour de force, into the minds of her 18th century characters. She never makes the mistake of applying 20th or 21st centuray mind-sets and reactions to her population. Ms. Gunning manages to be very tough--this is not chick lit--on the other hand she can make us believe in and care for her creations.....

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another good read from Sally Gunning, April 1, 2008

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Nancy J. Mumford "njm1958" (W. Barnstable, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bound: A Novel (Hardcover)

Despite some characters that could have been fleshed out more - and I really wanted to know more about them! - this was a very good piece of historical fiction set in the 18th century in Boston and on Cape Cod. Being a Cape Codder myself, I very much enjoyed the local flavor of the story but even without the local connection I think you will like this page turner of a story. Recommended!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hoping for a third novel, July 22, 2008

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Twocapes (Florida/Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bound: A Novel (Hardcover)

I picked up this book at my local (Cape Cod) library because it was about the area that I have lived in for most of my life. The librarian told me about the previous book, "The Widow's War". When I asked if I needed to read that first she said I did not. I do feel now after reading "Bound" first and then "The Widow's War" that it would be best to read them in order. They are both wonderfully written and books that I did not want to put down. I travel the same roads and locations every day that are in the books and now find myself looking for the "Widow Berry" and many of the other landmarks. Hope to meet the author at one of her local book signings.