The Winthrop Woman - by Anya Seton (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Anya Seton's follow-up to <i>Katherine</i> is the story of Elizabeth Winthrop, a real historical figure who married into the family of Governor John Winthrop of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and moved to the wild New World in 1631. Seton's riveting novel portrays the fortitude, humiliation, and ultimate triumph of the Winthrop woman, who believed in a concept of happiness transcending that of her own day.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>"<i>The Winthrop Woman</i> is that rare literary accomplishment -- living history. Really good fictionalized history [like this] often gives closer reality to a period than do factual records." - <i>Chicago Tribune</i> <p/>In 1631 Elizabeth Winthrop, newly widowed with an infant daughter, set sail for the New World. Against a background of rigidity and conformity she dared to befriend Anne Hutchinson at the moment of her banishment from the Massachusetts Bay Colony; dared to challenge a determined army captain bent on the massacre of her friends the Siwanoy Indians; and, above all, dared to love a man as her heart and her whole being commanded. And so, as a response to this almost unmatched courage and vitality, Governor John Winthrop came to refer to this woman in the historical records of the time as his "unregenerate niece." <p/>Anya Seton's riveting historical novel portrays the fortitude, humiliation, and ultimate triumph of the Winthrop woman, who believed in a concept of happiness transcending that of her own day. <p/>"A rich and panoramic narrative full of gusto, sentimentality and compassion. It is bound to give much enjoyment and a good many thrills." - <i>Times Literary Supplement</i> <p/>"Abundant and juicy entertainment." -<i> New York Times</i><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><i>The Winthrop Woman</i> is that rare literary accomplishment living history. Really good fictionalized history [like this] often gives closer reality to a period than do factual records. <i>Chicago Tribune </i> <br>In 1631 Elizabeth Winthrop, newly widowed with an infant daughter, set sail for the New World. Against this background of rigidity and conformity she dared to befriend Anne Hutchinson at the moment of her banishment from the Massachusetts Bay Colony; dared to challenge a determined army captain bent on the massacre of her friends the Siwanoy Indians; and, above all, dared to love a man as her heart and her whole being commanded. And so, as a response to this almost unmatched courage and vitality, Governor John Winthrop came to refer to this woman in the historical records of the time as his unregenerate niece. <br>Anya Seton s riveting historical novel portrays the fortitude, humiliation, and ultimate triumph of the Winthrop woman, who believed in a concept of happiness transcending that of her own day. <br> A rich and panoramic narrative full of gusto, sentimentality and compassion. It is bound to give much enjoyment and a good many thrills. <i>Times Literary Supplement</i> <br> Abundant and juicy entertainment. <i>New York Times </i> <br>ANYA SETON (1904 1990) was the author of many best-selling historical romances, including Katherine, Avalon, Dragonwyck, Green Darkness, Devil Water, and Foxfire. She lived in Greenwich, Connecticut. <br>"<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>ANYA SETON (1904-1990) was the author of many best-selling historical romances, including <i>Katherine</i>, <i>Avalon</i>, <i>Dragonwyck</i>, <i>Green Darkness</i>, <i>Devil Water</i>, and <i>Foxfire</i>. She lived in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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