Rebecca Thaddeus

My Mother's Daughter

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Produktbeschreibung

My Mother's Daughter is a fast-paced, page-turning historical fiction about a mother's daughters, set in an era of southern plantations and slavery. Each woman finds her own way to develop unsuspected inner strengths and the will to change from who they are to who they choose to be. -Nancy King, author of Opening Gates and other novels at www.nancykingstories.com From slavery through abolition and women's suffrage, Thaddeus' sweeping story of four generations of mothers and daughters carries the reader away, down the Mississippi River on a keelboat, beneath the tunneling branches of the Natchez Trace, into the shanties and mansions of the Old South, into a bygone time that both unsettles and delights. Thaddeus is a master of atmospheric settings and striking characters who reveal both the sin and the redemption of the American soul. -Elaine McCullough, Professor Emerita of English, Ferris State University My Mother's Daughter follows Eugenia and her family through more than a century of changes in the American South. Set around the Natchez Trace in Mississippi in the 19th century, Rebecca Thaddeus makes the entwined familial relationships come alive. From Eugenia's trip from Philadelphia to rural Natchez, to the stories of her children, the plot's well-drawn characters and experiences of slavery and its aftermath are compelling. The story and historical setting stay with the reader long after the book is done. -Maryanne Heidemann, Co-founder (1981-present) of the No-Name Book Club Rebecca Thaddeus carefully and brilliantly wrote a story of an adventurous and daring young woman and the challenging times in which she lived. -Caroline A. Thompson, Teacher Certification Officer, Ferris State University Teacher Education Program

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Plain View Press, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 398g
• ISBN-13: 9781632100375
• ISBN-10: 1632100371
• Artikelnr.: 54687439

Autorenporträt

With a doctorate in Composition and Rhetoric from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Rebecca Thaddeus taught at Loyola University, the University of Illinois in Chicago, and Ferris State University for a total of 38 years. Teaching English and a great interest in history inspired her to write historical fiction. Released in 2011, her first novel, One Amber Bead, was set during World War II. In 2019 she published My Mother's Daughter, set in early 19th Century Mississippi. Her third novel, Coming To Be, is steeped in the era of the sixties. Rebecca lives on a century-old farm in northern Michigan where she hosts a writers group and writing workshops. You can find Rebecca Thaddeus on Facebook, or visit her blog at oneamberblog.blogspot.com. You can purchase her books in bookstores and on Amazon.