It is bound to give much enjoyment and a good many thrills. 'A rich and panoramic narrative full of gusto, sentimentality and compassion. Really good fictionalized history often gives closer reality to a period than do factual records.'- Chicago Tribune ' The Winthrop Woman is that rare literary accomplishment-living history. A novel based on the life of Elizabeth Winthrop, who married into the family of Governor John Winthrop of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and moved to the wild New World, is that rare literary accomplishmentliving history that gives closer reality to a period than do factual records ( Chicago Tribune ). And so, as a response to this almost unmatched courage and vitality, Governor John Winthrop came to refer to this woman in the historical records of the time as his 'unregenerate niece.'Īnya Seton's riveting historical novel portrays the fortitude, humiliation, and ultimate triumph of the Winthrop woman, who believed in a concept of happiness transcending that of her own day. Against a background of rigidity and conformity she dared to befriend Anne Hutchinson at the moment of her banishment from the Massachusetts Bay Colony dared to challenge a determined army captain bent on the massacre of her friends the Siwanoy Indians and, above all, dared to love a man as her heart and her whole being commanded. In 1631 Elizabeth Winthrop, newly widowed with an infant daughter, set sail for the New World. American author Anya Seton (1904 -1990), was the author of 10 bestselling historical novels, particularly 'Katherine' still one of the most popular historical novels ever written.Colonial America holds friendship, hardship, and love for a bold woman in this classic historical romance from the bestselling author of Green Darkness. Anya Seton's riveting historical novel portrays the fortitude, humiliation, and ultimate triumph of the Winthrop woman, who believed in a concept of happiness transcending that of her own day. As a response to this almost unmatched courage and vitality, Governor John Winthrop came to refer to this woman in the historical records of the time as his unregenerate niece. Anya Seton The Winthrop Woman Audio CD Unabridged, Octoby Anya Seton (Author), Corrie James (Narrator) 6 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 8.93 4 Used from 5.00 Mass Market Paperback 19.99 2 Used from 19.99 Audio CD 29.98 3 Used from 29. Against this background of rigidity and conformity she dared to befriend Anne Hutchinson at the moment of her banishment from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, dared to challenge a determined army captain bent on the massacre of her friends the Siwanoy Indians and above all, dared to love a man as her heart and her whole being commanded. Jacket sadly tatty with edge wear, chipping closed tears and small loss to top and bottom of jacket, 2' loss to top of spine, 1' loss to bottom of spine, corners rubbed and bruised, folds rubbed, small 'skinned' patch to top back jacket (removal of old sticky label?), price torn away, no inscriptions, slight lean, internally clean and tight, overall a reasonable, obviously much read, copy for its age.

The winthrop woman by anya seton