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Quakers in the founding of Anne Arundel County, Maryland
J. Reaney Kelly
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In the tradition of Philippa Gregory's smart, transporting fiction comes this tale of two independent, spirited sisters. Bright and inquisitive, Hannah Powers was raised by a father who treated her as if she were his son. While her beautiful and reckless sister, May, pushes the limits of propriety in their small English town, Hannah harbors her own secret: their father has trained her in the physician's art, an education forbidden to women. But Hannah's secret serves her well when she journeys to colonial Maryland to reunite with May, who has been married off to a distant cousin after a series of sexual misadventures had ruined her marriage prospects in England. As Hannah searches for May, who has disappeared, she finds herself falling in love with her brother-in-law, even as she struggles to believe his claim that her sister died in childbirth. Alone in a wild, uncultivated land where the old rules no longer apply, Hannah is freed from the constraints of the society that judged both her and May and found them dangeroustoo smart, too fearless, and too hungry for life. But Hannah is also plagued by doubt, as her quest for answers to May's fate grows ever more disturbing and tangled. The Vanishing Point is a marvelously assured period piece. Sharratt's ten years of research on everything from seventeenth-century pharmacology to pioneer cooking are evident on each page. In this gripping, evocative novel, rich in texture and authenticity, Sharratt brings to vivid life a distant world that feels as immediate and relevant as our own.
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compelling story, exquisite literary writing.......2007-06-23
I got very little sleep until I finished this compelling story of two sisters in colonial America. One is supposedly dead of childbirth, and the other who comes from England in search of her (and who is a brilliant young doctor who can't practice because of her sex) stumbles into the bleak homestead where her sister's handsome young widower is living alone with his terrible memories, and falls in love with him. Still, the ghost of what really may have happened to her sister haunts her.
The author is a truly literary historical novelist, a rare and wonderful thing.
Stephanie Cowell, author of MARRYING MOZART (Penguin)
Intrigued for days after........2007-06-10
I didn't want to put the book down. I continued thinking about the characters after I was done and even found myself angry with some of them. It was a well written historical fiction. In the beginning it flows nicely and fills you in on the characters, half way through the book I started to be more than connected to the characters I understood their feelings. The ending was stunning, not at all what I expected, there were so many turns and twists. The ending was the BEST part! I suggested it to a co worker she too was stunned by the ending and simply told me she didn't see it coming.
Good book, I would suggest it.
Delightful and sinister, it's a fun read! .......2007-06-05
Toss this one into your beach bag, but remember to bring along some sunscreen! You will not be able to pack up and leave until you finish this intriguing and delicious book. The mystery is good, the characters are interesting and likable, and the love story is tingly!
Heart-pounding and sexy historical fiction.......2007-04-10
From its early images of forbidden female sexuality to the torments of agrarian life in colonial Maryland, I found The Vanishing Point to be a gripping read. Beautifully textured, extraordinarily researched and deeply insightful of the constraints and ingenuity of young rebellious women of the era, both in the Old World and the New. Strongly recommended for young women readers, as well as those intrigued by conditions for women in early American history.
A So So Read.......2007-03-24
Recently having gotten into historical fiction, I picked up The Vanishing Point. While not bad (it was written well), it moved a little slow for me. There were points where I was interested to see what was going to happen and if in fact Hannah's suspicions were correct. For the most part, however, I read the book to finish and to move on to the next one. I didn't quite like the going back and forth between characters and time period. I'm not going to recommend or not. Other reviewers seem to love it. This was just my personal feeling about the book.
Book Description
Within an hour's drive of Maryland's largest city, an abundance of natural and scenic places remain. From hikes within the city, including a new 14-mile greenway running through the largest unbroken urban forest in the United States, to the solitude of rural Carroll and northwest Baltimore Counties, 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Baltimore is a guide to great hikes in the area. Not only are the big state parks and reservoirs covered, but readers will also find hidden treasures throughout the city and six surrounding counties, from vigorous day hikes to pleasant strolls. Walk along beaches, rivers, rolling farmland, waterfalls, mixed forests, the Chesapeake Bay -- even a prairie; areas rich in history and wildlife await the Baltimore area hiker. This book tells readers how to get there and what to see once they are there.
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both are right.......2007-10-09
I think both reviews above are correct. The book has absolutely inspired me to explore my own region. It's really changed my outlook and my health. However, there are times when the author's instructions are hard to grasp (especially when they seem to conflict with trail maps and signs -- and I think the map for the hike I took yesterday was just plain wrong.) I have already recommended (or bought) this book for several friends and all have been excited to know about it.
Not so helpful.......2007-09-16
While this book does outline quite a few hikes around and in Baltimore, it is hard to follow the author's instructions. Too much narrative mixed in with the directions and turns. Would be nice for an outline of turn by turn directions without all the descriptions and narratives. Not so user friendly when trying to find your way.
Hiking Enthusiasts, Rejoice!.......2006-05-16
Whether you like to take scenic strolls with your toddler or hike with the true pioneer spirit of the rugged individualist, 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Baltimore, by Evan Balkan, is your new must-have pocket guide. From his first-hand hiking experiences, Balkan's guide offers a comprehensive compilation of short essays that lead the hiker down paths of delightful discovery through the widly trampled trails and hidden treasures found in and adjacent to "Charm City."
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Print is a bit small.......2006-08-18
The print of this map is a little small and could be difficult for some people to read. Also, I'm used to using my older ADC map, so I just need to get used to the layout of this newer map. All is all, though, for the times I've used it, it got me where where I was going.
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Arundel
Kenneth Roberts
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This is the classic series from Pulitzer Prize-winning historical novelist Kenneth Roberts, all featuring characters from the town of Arundel, Maine. Arundel follows Steven Nason as he joins Benedict Arnold in his march to Quebec during the American Revolution. Rabble in Arms continues with the exploits of Benedict Arnold, and includes many of the characters from the first book. The Lively Lady is a novel about the War of 1812 and tells the story of U.S. sea captain Richard Nason as he is captured by the British and sent to Dartmoor Prison. Captain Caution is another seafaring tale of the War of 1812.
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A good story brilliantly told!.......2006-10-09
The saga of the colonial assault on British Quebec in 1775 has received precious little press. Trenton, Saratoga, and Yorktown have received much more publicity, which is fine; but in this novel Kenneth Roberts has tilled fallow round and raised a bountiful harvest.
The story is narrated by Steven Nason, a Maine resident with a fervent attachment to his home in Arundel. His tale begins innocently, set amidst the daily issues of the northern frontier- the French, the native Americans, and the tempestuous British colonists as they strive to hold ground in early America. Only gradually are Steven, his family, and his Indian friends drawn into the contest of nations that will in time lead to the formation of the United States.
The assault on Quebec really happened, and the story is full of brilliant cameos, including a fierce Daniel Morgan, a jaunty young Aaron Burr, and a still-untried George Washington. But the real historical hero of Arundel is Benedict Arnold, seen before his infamous betrayal of the continential cause. Here he is energetic and charismatic as he leads the first foray against the British in the New World. Steven's vision of Arnold is more generous than history usually gives that founding father, without reverting to blind hero worship- indeed, a few incidents hint at Arnold's eventual frustration with the incontinent buerocracy of his fellow leaders and his prickly sense of honor. But this future struggle fades as Steven describes the difficulties of the expedition across the wilderness of Maine, and the trial of the seige of Quebec. Roberts has done some fantastic research, so that the landscape and people that Arnold and Nason travel amidst vibrates with vivid depictions of the Height of Land, the French inhabitants of early Canada, and the rugged and beautiful Maine coastline.
Best of all, Roberts has brilliant prose, so rarely discovered today; Steven's narrative unfolds like a fireside tale on a cold winter night in Maine, calling to mind all the struggles and zeal of those early patriots who forsook home an hearth to seek a free nation. Through it all runs the shining thread of Steven's lost love, Mary, and his fast friends Cap Huff and Phoebe Marvin, who accompany Steven on his adventures. The fictional characters are vivid and lifelike, breathing color and feeling into the already thrilling journey. If you have any interest in how a wrinkle in history can become a terrific novel, this is your book.
Historical Fiction well written.......2005-10-22
This tale revolves around Benedict Arnolds famous march to Quebec through the brutal Maine Wilderness.
This novel weaves a fun story of love lost and revenge attempted.
It's name comes from the name of the main characters village of Arundel south of Portland in Maine. Frankly, the novel has little to do with Arundel so I think the novel was misnamed but that is my humble opinion.
I'm under the impression that most of the history is close to accurate. Really, it's no matter. I was after a good yarn and I got it in spades in this fine book.
What I liked was that though the story deals with Arnolds march to and attack on Quebec, it seems to be a story on the periphery of those events. It has wonderful characters like flinty Aaron Burr and lovable lout Saved from Captivity Huff (better known as Cap Huff)Steven Nason the hero of our story and his employee/Business partner Phoebe the female captain of their trading sloop. Also the Native American characters like Jataqua and Natanis among many others were simply wonderful.
The way Mr Roberts paints the picture of the trek to Quebec was nothing short of masterly. My imagination trudged through this half frozen swamp of trials, tribulations and death with these brave people. Amazing experience.
I was dreading the parts about the attack on Quebec. I know what happens and thought it might bore me. It didn't. They fought but then went their own way and had there own adventure.
It really was a terrific story. I read it shortly after Eckert's Frontiersmen and found it nearly as satisfying, which is a tall order.
Roberts at his Best.......2004-12-19
Wow! This book was absolutely amazing! It was so good, that I had to put it down for a while, go and do something else while I let it digest. Wonderful stuff.
After a bumpy start -with a rather mushy love scene between the 10 year old Mary Mallinson and Steven Nason- the book really gets into gear - with a real bang. Literally. A rude Frenchman and his Indian cronies shoots Mary's dad, takes the daughter, and carries her away to Canada. Steven Nason and his father follow them, hoping to reclaim the young girl, but are turned back when the boy gets a tomahawk through his head. Fortunately - for both him and the plot - he survives... but vows not to give up on his search for Mary Mallinson - even when his father gets pushed into frigid water by a maniacal priest, dies of pneumonia, and his son is obliged to take over his responsibilities.
The characterization is amazing! There's Cap Huff, Benedict Arnold, Phoebe, John the Wishy-Washy, Marie du Sabrevois - even Steven Nason himself is a complex character. If there was one fault in the book, it was Roberts' obsession with explaining over and over the day-to-day going-ons of the Maine Native Americans. After a while, I found I didn't care too much how bear meat was cooked, how loud a medicine man could howl, and the various Indian geneologies.
Besides that minor flaw - I must admit, I *do* have a short attention span - the book was excellent! Read it, I promise you'll enjoy!
Pinnacle of American Historical Fiction.......2004-07-26
ARUNDEL is quite simply the finest historical novel that I have ever read.
It is also one of the finest works of American fiction, period.
Telling the little-known American Revolution episode of Benedict Arnold's raid on Quebec, the bulk of the novel concerns the harrowing journey that his men made through the frozen wilds of Maine, a story of hardship and devotion that readers will never forget. But the revelation here for readers unfamiliar with Kenneth Roberts is the prose, as sturdy and timeless as the landscape-- the old-fashioned storytelling coupled with a sober command of men's aspirations and justifications in momentous times. Roberts' dialogue is so sharp and clever that his characters never seem antiquated.
Reading this incomparably moving and exciting novel will open a world of historical fiction in Kenneth Roberts' catalog that will reward readers for a lifetime. Highest Recommendation!!
A moving adventure in history.......2004-02-12
This is a powerfully written, beautiful novel about friendship and adventure; about war, hard times, romantic love; and it is a glimpse into the American Revolution from a point of view that strikes me as authentic.
The book is clearly a labor of love. Like the very best of historical novels, it takes the reader to a different place, and makes us care about the people and the events from the inside.
I rate this as one of the 3 best historical novels I've read: "War and Peace" and Thomas Pynchon's "Mason & Dixon" are the other two: I can't give any book higher praise than that.
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Large scale atlas with street level detail showing ZIP Codes, block numbers, schools, hospitals, points of interest, shopping centers, airports, parks and much more. Fully indexed. Includes Annapolis, Crofton, Deale, North Beach, Glen Burnie and more.
Publisher: ADC
Size: 14 x 10
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good map.......2006-08-23
I need this map because I've moved in Anne Arundel County.
This is good map.
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Adc's Atlas Street of Anne Arundel County Maryland
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Manufacturer: ADC The Map People
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Consistenly Accurate.......2001-05-24
ADC maps are consistenly excellent and accurate. The large format of the maps make reading them easy. Note only do the demark roads, but also parking, and places of interest.
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Jingo: Wild horse of Abaco
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Emma in love
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Fate brings cockney commoner Jewel Combs to the mansion on Grosvenor Square to face the icy demeanor of Sebastian Peyton, Earl of Mooreland. She doesn't know why blue-blooded Sebastian accepts the sudden challenge to transform her into "Julia Stratham"--to turn a diamond in the rough into a glittering gem--but she knows his plans will give her a home where she will never be hungry, shivering or frightened again. And "Julia" has a little surprise of her own in store for this breathtaking man: she'll show him that although she isn't a lady, she is all woman.
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Fate brings cockney commoner Jewel Combs to the mansion on Grosvenor Square to face the icy demeanor of Sebastian Peyton, Earl of Mooreland. She doesn't know why blue-blooded Sebastian accepts the sudden challenge to transform her into "Julia Stratham"--to turn a diamond in the rough into a glittering gem--but she knows his plans will give her a home where she will never be hungry, shivering or frightened again. And "Julia" has a little surprise of her own in store for this breathtaking man: she'll show him that although she isn't a lady, she is all woman.
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This is a good book!.......2006-08-11
Ok, so the hero is a brute and a jerk in the beginning. When I first read this book I wanted to throw it against the wall! But I felt like towards the end it makes up for it. The man has been through a lot:his daughter can't even look at him without screaming and his mother seems like she hates his guts! And then Julia comes into his life and he does change in the end. In real life it is hard to change someone, if you can at all, so I find this believable. The hero seems like he was brought up to be a bit cold and unfeeling because that is the way his mother is. The book explains why he is this way. I agree with some of the reviewers here when they say the first love scene was not that great, basically because he was drunk when it was going on. Then the next morning he just left her (he was telling himself that she was a whore)and was cold and mean after taking her virginity. At this point I wanted to slap the guy in the face; I'm surprised she didn't. She does later on because some things that he does are pretty screwed up. But after she finally tells him off and he realizes what his feelings are it is sooo sweet! I just feel like it is worth it. The way he goes and fetches her from the ballroom is sweet and then he makes that speech that explains a lot. He is very insecure with his love though and then something else happens (a misunderstanding-I hate those) that pulls them apart which leads to her getting pretty badly hurt *not by him* and then he is so scarred that he will lose her, my heart was being squeezed at these moments. He was actually crying on her shoulder. You could tell he loved her and he was no longer that jerk by the end. This is also a good book because it has mystery and a bit of action in it. You see what happens with all the characters; they grow and some are not what they seem.
If you like this; you will like Tiger's Eye by Karen Robards- which is more like the heroine is the lady and the hero is the gutter rat (but he is sweet and not a jerk at all)
Unsettling..........2006-07-10
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I read the other reviews and I have to disagree with most of them. I found the book hard to stomach. There was a huge age difference between the characters which threw me off, but I can look past that if the story is good. Then her transformation in so short a time, it was less than a month and the governess had changed her into a lady. Then, within the first month he tries to loosen up her up with some alcohol and make a play for her. Yet, after the governess leaves and he starts teaching her he doesn't try anything for 6 months, then he gets hammered and rapes her. I found the sex scenes disturbing as they seemed to border on rape rather than love - sure she became willing, but it came across to me as a young girl enthralled with a father figure rather than love. Sebastian was a cold unfeeling brute through most of the book and I just couldn't sympathize with his character. I usually love Karen Robards, but this is the first book of hers that I couldn't stomach.
Best Romance Book I Have Ever Read!.......2006-04-19
This was the first romance novel I ever read, back when I was 14 in 1986 I think it was. To this day after reading easily 200+ romance novels, this is still the best one by far. I have read it about 5 times since, and I never reread anything!
There's just something about it that is so different and well written. The story is gripping and exciting all the way through. The heroine is strong and the hero is unlikely, in that he is not the muscle guy with a swoard in his hand.
THe plot has ghosts, family curses, a terrible mother, a secret past, a beautiful advisary and a creepy theif. It's all good. Buy it, you'll LOVE it!
So much potential..........2006-01-10
I realize this is a late 80s book, but for several reasons I couldn't finish it.
First, the age difference between the h/h.
Secondly, the book was told from the heroine's p-o-v. I never knew what Sebastian was feeling or thinking.
I also didn't think there was anything endearing about the hero at all. He seemed cold and uneeling even towards the end.
I have read several rags-to-riches romances and loved them, but this one didn't move me. While the heroine was plucky, she was also a doormat. The hero was extremely arrogant and I couldn't understand what she loved about him.
Oh, My Lord! .......2005-07-21
Loving Julia is a fantastic story about a cold, arrogant Earl (Sebastian) and a charming female "gutter-snipe" (Julia) that finds herself on his doorstep.
If I could give you three reasons to read this book they are as follows; Sebastian, Sebastian, Sebastian. He seems like a snobby, heartless, bastard, but his moments with Julia are special. It seems Sebastian is constantly the cause of the ups and downs between them and it's heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time.
My only complaint would be that I could barely understand what Jewel Combs was saying when she had her street-accent.
I would recommend this book, but it still doesn't measure up to Dark of the Moon, which is my favorite novel by Robards.
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Loving Yourself, Loving Another
Julia Cole
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Encuentro Amoroso: (Loving Meeting) (Harlequin Julia (Spanish))
Susan Mallery
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Loving Julia
Karen Robards
Manufacturer: Lin Po Publishing Co.
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4 massmarket paperback Titles By Karen Robards - Dark of the Moon - Loving Julia - Green Eyes - To Love a Man
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Loving Julia
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Loving Julia
Karen Robards
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