Those Who Love: A Biographical Novel of Abigail and John Adams [Hardcover]

Irving Stone (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 22, 1965

hardcover and dust jacket, Those Who Love, by Irving Stone

Product Details

• Hardcover: 662 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc.; 1st edition (September 22, 1965)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385001576
• ISBN-13: 978-0385001571
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #927,005 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A timeless love story that relates to American history, February 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Those Who Love: A Biographical Novel of Abigail and John Adams (Hardcover)

For Those Who Love was a timeless love story that relates to American history. When you read this story, you will not be able to put it down. It tells you about historical events that happened in Boston during Abigail's life and how our country was formed. It was a beautiful story that a person who likes romantic novels could read, or one that a person interested in history could read. I personally fell in love with the Adams'.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, October 1, 1997

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This review is from: Those Who Love: A Biographical Novel of Abigail and John Adams (Hardcover)

Irving Stone transports you back into time. You feel as if you knew Abigail Adams as well as a next door neighbor. It was hard to put down.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars To see the early nation in a different light, February 9, 2009

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Lori L. Fox (Henderson, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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I would have never picked up this book on my own to read, but because I recently joined a new book club, and this book was the pick for the month, I reluctantly began reading it. I never expected to like it, and I certainly never expected to make it through its 600 plus pages in just a few weeks.

The book shows readers a different side of the life of one of our founding fathers, John Adams, as told through the eyes of his wife. While I have taught government classes and led discussions about the founding fathers, never have I read about them in such an intimate and personal way. This book shows us the John Adams that his wife Abagail, called Nabby, knew and loved. It gives a human face to one of the men often given superhuman qualities in historical texts about the early history of our nation and our founding fathers.

I really enjoyed it, and you won't be disappointed.