The mistress of Tall Acre : a novel

Format:

Book

Title:

The mistress of Tall Acre : a novel

Author:

Frantz, Laura author

ISBN:

9780800720445

Publication:

Grand Rapids, Michigan : Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2015]

Physical Description:

395 pages ; 22 cm

Series title(s):

Ballantyne legacy ;

Number in series:

Summary:

In the aftermath of the American Revolution a destitute young woman agrees to a marriage of convenience and becomes Mistress of Tall Acre. But when secrets from her husband's past are revealed, loyalties and ties are torn asunder.

Subject(s):

Young women -- Fiction.

Marital conflict -- Fiction.

United States -- Social life and customs -- 1783-1865 -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

United States -- Social life and customs -- 1783-1865 -- Fiction.

United States

Genre:

Historical fiction.

Inspirational fiction.

Holds:

Available:*

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Summary

The American Revolution is finally over, and Sophie Menzies is starved for good news. When her nearest neighbor, General Seamus Ogilvy, finally comes home to Tall Acre, she hopes it is a sign of better days to come. But the general is now a widower with a small daughter in desperate need of a mother. Nearly destitute, Sophie agrees to marry Seamus and become the mistress of Tall Acre in what seems a safe, sensible arrangement. But when a woman from the general's past returns without warning, the ties that bind this fledgling family together will be strained to the utmost. When all is said and done, who will be the rightful mistress of Tall Acre?

Triumph and tragedy, loyalty and betrayal--readers find it all in the rich pages of this newest historical novel from the talented pen of Laura Frantz. Her careful historical details immerse the reader in the story world, and her emotional writing and finely tuned characters never cease to enchant fans both old and new.

Author Notes

Laura Frantz is a Christy Award finalist and the author of several books, including The Frontiersman's Daughter , Courting Morrow Little , The Colonel's Lady , and The Ballantyne Legacy series. She lives and writes in a log cabin in the heart of Kentucky. Learn more at www.laurafrantz.net.

Reviews (1)

Booklist Review

*Starred Review* Sophie Menzies is a pariah. The family estate, Three Chimneys, has fallen to ruin, mostly due to her father's loyalty to the Tory party and his eventual emigration to Scotland. Her brother, who fought on the American side, is missing in action. Even though Sophie's sentiments are firmly on the side of the new government, Cornwallis has just surrendered to George Washington, and the flames of hatred against the Tories and the crown still burn bright. General Seamus Ogilvy is a war hero. Injured in battle, he comes home to his motherless daughter, whom he scarcely knows. It's hard enough for him to bring Tall Acre back to its glory days, but he also has to fight his dead wife's relatives for custody of his little girl. Desperate to find a mother for his child, Seamus weds Sophie, ignoring society's reaction to his marriage to a person they believe is a traitor by association. Frantz takes what could have been just another girl-next-door marriage of convenience story, and turns it into something totally unexpected. Both poignant and suspenseful, this page-turner is sure to please a broad variety of readers.--Mosley, Shelley Copyright 2015 Booklist