This year we have been celebrating the 250th anniversary of our nation. A Founding Mother by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie tells the story of the early years of our country from the perspective of Abigail Adams. The book is a novel. It is hard to get to the thoughts and emotions of a historical person. The authors detail the events in Abigail’s life and rely on Abigail’s letters for insight.
Abigail had years, during the revolutionary war, when she managed the family farm on her own while her husband, John, was in Philadelphia as a delegate at the colonial congress, representing Massachusetts.
Family was highly important to her, but at times she was separated from her children. She spent three years in Europe alongside her husband, while the two younger boys, Charles and Tom remained with her sister. Prior to that Abigail and Nabby were at home in Massachusetts while John Quincy and Charles were in Europe with John.
The dedication at the beginning of the book reads: To our mothers struggling to make a better world for their children.
Throughout the life of Abigail and John Adams we see the sacrifices and gritty hard work that was required to establish a new nation.
This title, The Inklings Detective Agency, caught my eye among the new releases at the library. John R. Kelly has written a fictional story that features J.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and their writing companions plus Arthur Conan Doyle, Dorothy Sayers and Agatha Christie. These writers have to work together to solve a mystery that involves a cult. I couldn’t resist.
Linking this post with Sweet Tea and Friends and Senior Salon Pit Stop and also Share Your Shelf .
Those both sounds really interesting.