Shadowbrook : A Novel of Love, War, and the Birth of America (Paperback)

from jwood652

Combining a romance between a French Canadian woman determined to become a nun and a halfbreed frontier legend with many connections in both worlds, Native American language and customs and the epic conflict between the British and French in the New World, the author creates an interesting and in...

from wagner.sarah35

A fascinating novel set during the French and Indian War. Beverly Swerling manages to capture both the complexity of the era and to develop unique characters to inhabit this novel. I really enjoyed the historical aspects of Shadowbrook, especially the schemes of various Catholic clergy in Canada ...

from jwood652

Combining a romance between a French Canadian woman determined to become a nun and a halfbreed frontier legend with many connections in both worlds, Native American language and customs and the epic conflict between the British and French in the New World, the author creates an interesting and in...

from jwood652

Combining a romance between a French Canadian woman determined to become a nun and a halfbreed frontier legend with many connections in both worlds, Native American language and customs and the epic conflict between the British and French in the New World, the author creates an interesting and in...

from jdquinlan

I love novels set in early America. The birth of America is my favorite period in history and I read and research as much as I can about it. I think it's a time that gets overlooked a lot, especially in fiction, where everybody seems to be more interested in medieval times, the Tudors, Regency, e...