Bound by Sally Gunning (2008, Hardcover) ex-library dust jacket

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Condition
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A book with obvious wear. May have some damage to the cover but integrity still intact. The binding may be slightly damaged but integrity is still intact. Possible writing in margins, possible underlining and highlighting of text, but no missing pages or anything that would compromise the legibility or understanding of the text. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
Seller Notes
“Ex-library--stamps, stickers, and a plastic covering. The back cover is loose from the spine.”
Country of Origin
United States
Signed
No
Title
Bound
Narrative Type
Fiction
Age Level
Adults
Inscribed
No
Modified Item
Yes
Vintage
No
Type
Novel
Era
19th Century
Special Attributes
Ex-Library
Cultural Region
American Literature
Personalized
No
Features
Dust Jacket, Ex-Library
ISBN
9780061240256
Category

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061240257
ISBN-13
9780061240256
eBay Product ID (ePID)
61174922

Product Key Features

Book Title
Bound : a Novel
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Romance / Historical / General, Small Town & Rural
Genre
Fiction
Author
Sally Cabot Gunning
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
18.3 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-029785
Reviews
[A] suspenseful and engaging look at the New England colonies in the decades immediately preceding the American Revolution. Richly detailed and impeccably researched, the novel . . . grapple[s] with what it means to pursue personal freedom, [and] the era's sexual politics and religious and political fervor come alive. The result is moving, compelling, and beautifully wrought; highly recommended for historical fiction collections., This book, eloquently written and exhaustively researched, is a warning along the lines of The Handmaid's Tale, and just as necessary a read., Historical fiction at its very best.Impeccably researched, this story is spellbinding, giving a realistic view of life in 18th-century coastal New England.
Synopsis
An indentured servant finds herself bound by law, society, and her own heart in this novel set in colonial Cape Cod from the author of acclaimed The Widow's War. Indentured servant Alice Cole barely remembers when she was not "bound", first to the Morton family, then to their daughter Nabby--her companion since childhood--when she wed. But Nabby's new marriage is not happy, and when Alice finds herself torn between her new master and her old friend, she runs away to Boston. There she meets a sympathetic widow named Lyddie Berry and her lawyer companion, Eben Freeman. Impulsively stowing away on their ship to Satucket on Cape Cod, Alice finds employment making cloth with Lyddie. Yet as Alice soon discovers, freedom--as well as gratitude, friendship, and trust--has a price far higher than she ever imagined., Alice Cole spent her first seven years living in two smoky, crowded rooms in London with her family. But a new home and a better life waited in the colonies, or so her father promised--a bright dream that turned to ashes when her brothers and mother took ill and died during the arduous voyage. Arriving in New England unable to meet the added expenses incurred by their misfortunes at sea, her father bound Alice into servitude to pay his debts. By the age of fifteen, Alice can barely remember the time when she was not a servant to John Morton and his daughter, Nabby. Though work fills her days, life with the Mortons is pleasant; Mr. Morton calls Alice his "sweet, good girl," and Nabby, only three years older, is her friend, companion, and now newly married, her mistress. But Nabby's marriage is not happy, and soon Alice is caught up in its storm; seeing nothing ahead but her own destruction, she defies her new master and the law and runs away to Boston. There she meets a sympathetic widow named Lyddie Berry and her lawyer companion, Eben Freeman. Frightened and alone, Alice impulsively stows away on their ship to Satucket on Cape Cod, where the Widow Berry offers Alice a bed and a job making cloth in support of the new boycott of British wool and linen. At Widow Berry's, Alice believes her old secret is safe, until it becomes threatened by a new one. As the days pass, the political and the personal stakes rise and intertwine, ultimately setting off a chain of events that will force Alice to question all she thought she knew. Bound by law, society, and her own heart, Alice soon discovers that freedom--as well as gratitude, friendship, trust, and love--has a price far higher than any she ever imagined. Library Journal hailed Sally Gunning's previous novel, The Widow's War , as "historical fiction at its best." With Bound , this wonderfully talented writer returns to pre-Revolutionary New England and evokes a long-ago time filled with uncertainty, hardship, and promise.
LC Classification Number
PS3607.U548B68 2008

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