The rebellion of Jane Clarke

Select an Action

Title:

The rebellion of Jane Clarke

Author:

Gunning, Sally.

ISBN:

9780061782152

Publication Information:

New York : Harper, 2011, c2010.

Physical Description:

x, 281 p. ; 21 cm.

Subject Term:

Young women -- 18th century -- Fiction.

Boston Massacre, 1770 -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Massachusetts -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction.

Genre:

Historical fiction.

Summary:

In Cape Cod, Jane Clarke leads a simple yet rich life. But at twenty-two, Jane knows that soon she will be expected to move out of her father's home and start a household of her own. When a bitter feud between her father and a fellow miller erupts into a shocking act of violence, Jane's trust is shaken. And when Jane rejects a marriage with the young man Jane's father has chosen for her, she is sent to Boston to care for a spinster aunt. It is the eve of the Revolutionary War when Jane arrives in this bustling city awash with red coats and rebellious fervor. There, she is caught between tradition and independence, family and conscience, loyalty and love.

Holds:

Available:*

Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Park Grove Library (Cottage Grove)	FICTION GUN	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Stillwater Public Library	FICTION GUN	Searching... Unknown

Bound With These Titles

On Order

Summary

"Sally Gunning is a gifted storyteller adept at layering time, place, and character and revealing conflicts of the heart."

--Anne LeClaire, author of Entering Normal

From Sally Gunning, the critically acclaimed author of The Widow's War and Bound, comes The Rebellion of Jane Clarke, the compelling story of a young woman caught between tradition and independence, family and conscience, loyalty and love, on the eve of the Revolutionary War. Combining actual historical figures and events, like John Adams and the Boston Massacre, with enthralling fictional creations, author Gunning brings to vivid and unforgettable life the world of Colonial America on the brink of momentous upheaval and change.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Gunning's blazing third historical (after Bound) takes readers into the heart of Revolutionary War-era Boston, where young Jane Clarke has been sent to care for her great-aunt Gill after refusing to marry the man her loyalist father has chosen for her. Not long after settling into her aunt's house near the British Custom House, Jane is thrust into the milieu of violence and intrigue that eventually leads to a declaration of independence by the American colonists. She befriends the bookseller Henry Knox and meets John Adams, who employs her brother as a clerk. As tensions mount, Jane watches the men around her grow more aggressive in their aversion to British rule, and less concerned with truth. When she is caught up in the Boston Massacre, she must come to terms with the importance of honesty over personal and political passions. There's a history textbook's worth of well-done cameos, but it's Gunning's fluid writing and attention to the larger issues of human nature that really make this move. Good historical fiction offers new perspectives on old stories. This book succeeds handily at the task. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Library Journal Review

As a young woman in Colonial Massachusetts, Jane Clarke rebels against her domineering father; she feels he is pushing her into a marriage she is unsure about. Jane is then sent from her small seaside village on Cape Cod to live in Boston with an elderly aunt. There, in 1769 and 1770, Jane gets caught up in a much larger rebellion, as conflict grows between Bostonians and the Redcoats, who are stationed in the city by the British government. Jane herself gets caught up in the violence when she witnesses British soldiers shooting into a crowd, a history-making incident that would come to be called the Boston Massacre. Verdict This well-researched and lively novel captures the mood of those turbulent times. It will especially appeal to female readers who enjoy historical fiction and young adult readers willing to immerse themselves in a realistic novel with no vampires or other supernatural creatures.-Leslie Patterson, Brown Univ. Lib., Providence, RI (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Available:*

Bound With These Titles

On Order

Summary

Summary

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Library Journal Review

Helpful Links

Research Links

Contact

Events and Rooms

Follow Us

Today's Hours