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by: Margaret Lawrence
Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780333746455
Format: Import
ISBN: 0333746457
Label: Macmillan
Manufacturer: Macmillan
Number Of Pages: 496
Publication Date: 1999
Publisher: Macmillan
Studio: Macmillan
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Rating:  - Another of the midwife's tales
Part historical fiction, part murder mystery, The Burning Bride is the third in Margaret Lawrence's series about midwife/amateur sleuth Hannah Trevor, inspired by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich's nonfiction work "A Midwife's Tale". This installment is based upon Shays' Rebellion, an uprising that occurred in Massachusetts in the aftermath of the War for Independence. Life was hard for many new Americans, who were watching in poverty as only the rich and powerful benefited from their hardwon freedoms. Hannah ... Read More
Rating: - Not as good as the first two, but perhaps I should have read them back to back instead of years apart!
It's been a long time since I read the first two books in this series, and so I was a little confused when reading the last. I had forgotten the names of the many characters, their histories, what was going on via government at the time. Eventually though, I figured it out. I would recommend reading the three books in this series back to back though instead of spread out. It will give you a bigger picture of the story.
This is the third, and I think last, book in the Hanna Trevor series. ... Read More
Rating: - The Ending Rules!!!
Hannah Trevor is a wonderful character. Margaret Lawrence really does a wonderful job with the tone and detail of this post-American Revolution series of mysteries.
Another day in Rufford, Maine, another murder for Hannah Trevor, soon to be Mrs. Daniel Josselyn, to solve. But of course, nothing is that simple. Her beloved cousin Jonathan has run off into the wilderness, still involved with the regulators movement. She worries about the fate of her deaf daughter. It doesn't help, of course, ... Read More
Rating:  - Unoriginal Plot
This is the third book in the series and yet again "extreme mental instability" because of past experiences ends up being the reason a person is killing people - just the same as the last two in the series. Is everyone in the small village insane?
The writing is solid and I enjoy the historical perspective and would read more in the series - but come up with new reasons for the murderers to kill - good old fashioned greed would be fine for a change.
Rating:  - I Love This Series!!!!
The story of Hanna Trevor and all her loves is such a compelling story. Margaret Lawrence has such a wonderful talent for bring her characters to life. There are very few books that use the fictional setting of post-American Revolutionary life that this is a very refreshing and enlightening read. Ms. Lawrence does a great job with developing characters and plot lines. Weaving everyday life with the extra story of mystery and murder. The author makes the reader feel for each and every character. Ms. Lawrence ... Read More
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