Bestselling author of City of Dreams A Novel of Love War and the Birth of America In the epic storytelling tradition of Diana Gabaldon and Sara Donati comes a sweeping tale of love ambition and a war that ignited a revolution.. . 1754. In a peaceful glen in the Ohio Country the firing of a musket ball signals the beginning of the infamous sevenyear war that paved the way for the American Revolution. In Shadowbrook a cast of unforgettable characters brings to life the bloody conflict between the French and the English that ignited the 18th century and sparked a nations battle for independence. Characters like Quentin Hale the fearless gentlemanturnedscout the Indians call Red Bear Cormac Shea the partIrish partIndian woodsman scarred in battle by his own kin sworn to drive white man form his land and Nicole Crane the beautiful young halfFrench woman whose struggle to reconcile her love for Hale with her vow to become a nun causes her to become a pawn in the quest for territory. Centred around the coveted Shadowbrook a prosperous plantation in the northern wilderness and peopled with such historical figures as the young George Washington and the fabled Ottawa chief Pontiac this richly textured tale vividly captures a conflict that marked a turning point in history. But it is through Swerlings powerfully drawn characters the ordinary men and women living in a world on the brink of astonishing change that history comes searingly alive. A classic in the making Shadowbrook is a pageturning tale of ambition war and the transforming power of love.
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