Monticello: A Daughter and Her Father; A Novel, (Paperback)

from mryan40

I recently read America's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray which I enjoyed a great deal. Therefore, I was excited to read Monticello to get a different perspective on the relationship between Martha and her dad, and to learn more about the protagonist I had become so interested in by the end of t...

from Cariola

I was not a big fan of Gunnings's Sawtucket novels, but since I have a great interest in Thomas Jefferson, I thought I would give her another try. Sadly, this one was worse. The problem I had with the Sawtucket novels was that she create female protagonists who are very passive and then suddenly ...

from wagner.sarah35

*I received a copy of this book through LibraryThing Early Reviewers.* This is the second novel about Martha Jefferson Randolph, Thomas Jefferson's eldest daughter, I read this year and unfortunately this one doesn't quite measure up to the scope and detail of America's First Daughter. On the oth...

from ltcl

This is a tale of Martha Jefferson and her father, Thomas Jefferson. When Martha loses her mother at an early age the task of comforting, listening to and being a hostess at Monticello falls to Martha. There is also another in the shadows that will have as much attention from Thomas Jefferson - t...

from curvymommy

Earlier this year, I read America's First Daughter, another fictionalized account of Martha Jefferson's life. I LOVED that book. So I was very interested to read this novel, to see the story of Martha's life from another author's viewpoint. Unfortunately, this novel doesn't even hold a candle to ...