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81 of 84 people found the following review helpful:
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Do not miss this provocative work!!,
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This review is from: The Widow's War: A Novel (Hardcover)
An unbelievably moving and provocative story, with characters that come alive and draw the reader in. Seldom has a story invoked such emotion within, as The Widow's War managed to do. It is a literary work of art ,that demands a permanent fixture on one's bookshelf.
I felt such compassion and extreme admiration for Lyddie. She was such a strong and likable person. It was easy to step into her and go through each emotion and hardship, along with the bits of happiness. This story also allows one to catch a glimpse of life in the mid-1700's - especially from a woman's perspective. How thankful it made me to be a woman of today's society, rather than one from that time period, where a woman was more or less viewed as a possession, of sorts, who lived through and for a man, rather than for herself. The Widow's War - so appropriately titled - is a delectable piece of literary dessert, meant to be savored and cherished from page to page. It is sure to become a classic and is one that I will highly recommend to family, friends and book groups. This story is a definite not to be missed read!
49 of 51 people found the following review helpful:
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An Indenpdent Woman of 1761,
This review is from: The Widow's War: A Novel (Hardcover)
As a weekend and summer resident of Chatham, Cape Cod, I picked up this jewel of an autographed book at the in-town bookstore.
It was such an in-depth study of characters as well as carefully researched historical information of the year 1761. When Lyddie's whaling husband is lost at sea, she faces total loss of power. With the male heirs, (even through marriage, not necessarily through blood) to be the controllers of the estate, times were not good for women. Faced with her loss of husband, as well as status, and economic freedom, she refuses to live within the constraints of her village. She becomes a nurse and an entrepeneur, making cheeses, selling eggs, and starting the second chapter of her life. She becomes estranged from her only child, who has married the keeper of the family home. Liddie refuses to sign over her third share, and dislikes moving into the dower room of her daughter's home. When she returns to her home, and forges a relationship with her neighbors who happento be Indians, the plot develops. The Indian, Mr. Cowett, who failed to pull her husband from the sea,has a crucial role in her life. The role of the Puritanical church is also integral to the story. I hated to have the book end, and as I read out here on the foggy days and nights of the Cape, I MADE myself only read a few chapters at one sitting. By finishing the book, I would end the story. REMARKABLE NOVEL.
45 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gunning got it just right,
By Curmudgea (Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Widow's War: A Novel (Hardcover)
As a colonial American history buff, I loved this gem of a novel. I don't understand why it hasn't received more attention. The era and the characters were wonderfully imagined -- authentic-sounding (to me) dialogue and exactly the right amount of always relevant historical detail of 18th-century life. I didn't want the widow's story to end, and I'm hereby pleading with Sally Gunning (hope she reads these comments!) to abandon writing contemporary mysteries and give us another book like The Widow's War.
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