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Budd, Patricia

 
9781605280042: A New Dawn Rising
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ISBN 10 : 1605280046 ISBN 13 : 9781605280042
Editeur : iUniverse, 2007

Synopsis

A New Dawn Rising is a compelling read with characters that linger in your mind weeks and months after you read the final page.-Fort McMurray Today"The book will take the reader through a range of emotions, serving as a cumulative and breathtaking mirror to the world of the South. The characters are intriguing and develop in pace with the plot."-Saskatchewan Library ForumA New Dawn Rising is set in the fictional town of Laurel Creek, Georgia, just north of burgeoning Savannah in 1809. John Connolley, nearing thirty years old, yearns to own some land of his own but, though white, he was born into slavery. Raised like a son by his owner, Jacob Barlow, he soon learned he was property when Barlow thought he had tried to run. John was only fourteen years old.Now, fifteen years later, John faces the impossible task of raising enough money to live freely. Struggling with the humiliation of being rented out to rich ladies for their amusement, he loses the woman he loves. John hopes to be freed of the stigma of slavery and indeed hold the truths of the Declaration of Independence to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

A New Dawn Rising is a compelling read with characters that linger in your mind weeks and months after you read the final page.-Fort McMurray Today"The book will take the reader through a range of emotions, serving as a cumulative and breathtaking mirror to the world of the South. The characters are intriguing and develop in pace with the plot."-Saskatchewan Library ForumA New Dawn Rising is set in the fictional town of Laurel Creek, Georgia, just north of burgeoning Savannah in 1809. John Connolley, nearing thirty years old, yearns to own some land of his own but, though white, he was born into slavery. Raised like a son by his owner, Jacob Barlow, he soon learned he was property when Barlow thought he had tried to run. John was only fourteen years old.Now, fifteen years later, John faces the impossible task of raising enough money to live freely. Struggling with the humiliation of being rented out to rich ladies for their amusement, he loses the woman he loves. John hopes to be freed of the stigma of slavery and indeed hold the truths of the Declaration of Independence to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.

Biographie de l'auteur

Much of Patricia Marie Budd?s writing has been theatrical in nature. This is her first novel. Patricia spent over three years researching life in Georgia in the early 1800s, early American politics, and slave law. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, she lives at Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Visit her online at www.patriciamariebudd.ca.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1605280046
ISBN 13 
9781605280042
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
342
Coordonnées du fabricant
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9780595370481: A New Dawn Rising

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ISBN 10 :  0595370489 ISBN 13 :  9780595370481
Editeur : iUniverse, 2006
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