Follow the River
by James Alexander Thom
Taste attributes: historicaladventuredramaslowheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyall consuming quest
Boxlist takeSerious and realistic: a moving historical novel, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
WOMAN OF COURAGE Mary Ingles was twenty-three, happily married, and pregnant with her third child when Shawnee Indians invaded her peaceful Virginia settlement in 1755 and kidnapped her leaving behind a bloody massacre. For months they held her captive. But nothing could imprision her spirit.
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- Author
- James Alexander Thom
- Published
- 1981
- Pages
- 399
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- Open Library
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