{"product_id":"the-rebellion-of-jane-clarke-a-novel-isbn-9780061782145","title":"The Rebellion of Jane Clarke: A Novel","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'\"\u003e“Sally Gunning is a gifted storyteller adept at layering time, place, and character and revealing conflicts of the heart.”\u003cbr\u003e—Anne LeClaire, author of \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"\u003eEntering Normal\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break\"\u003e\u003c?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"\u003eFrom Sally Gunning, the critically acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eThe Widow’s War\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBound, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: italic\"\u003ecomes \u003cem\u003eThe Rebellion of Jane Clarke,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e the compelling story of a young woman caught between tradition and independence, family and conscience, loyalty and love, on the eve of the Revolutionary War. Combining actual historical figures and events, like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'\"\u003eJohn Adams and the Boston Massacre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"\u003e, with enthralling fictional creations, author Gunning brings to vivid and unforgettable life the world of Colonial America on the brink of momentous upheaval and change.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the eve of the Revolutionary War, a young woman is caught between tradition and independence, family and conscience, loyalty and love, in this spellbinding novel from the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Widow's War\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBound\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eJane Clarke leads a simple yet rich life in the small village of Satucket on Cape Cod. The vibrant scent of the ocean breeze, the stark beauty of the dunes, the stillness of the millpond are among the daily joys she treasures. Her days are full attending to her father's needs, minding her younger siblings, working with the local midwife. But at twenty-two, Jane knows things will change. Someday, perhaps soon, she will be expected to move out of her father's home and start a household of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet some things—including the bitter feud between her father and a fellow miller named Winslow—appear likely to remain the same. When the dispute erupts into a shocking act of violence, Jane's lifelong trust in her father is shaken. Adding to her unease is Phinnie Paine, the young man Jane's father has picked out as son-in-law as well as business partner. When Jane defies her father and refuses to accept Phinnie's marriage proposal, she is sent away to Boston to make her living as she can.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArriving in this strange, bustling city awash with red coats and rebellious fervor, Jane plunges into new conflicts and carries with her old ones she'd hoped to leave behind. Father against daughter, Clarke against Winslow, loyalist against rebel, command against free will—the battles are complicated when her growing attachment to her frail aunt, her friendship with the bookseller Henry Knox, and the unexpected kindness of the British soldiers pit her against the townspeople who taunt them and her own beloved brother, Nate, a law clerk working for John Adams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Jane witnesses British soldiers killing five colonists on a cold March evening in 1770, an event now dubbed \"the Boston Massacre,\" she must question seeming truths and face one of the most difficult choices of her life, alone except for the two people who continue to stand by her—her grandparents Lyddie and Eben Freeman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrippingly rendered, filled with some of the lesser known but most influential figures of America's struggle for independence—John and Samuel Adams, Henry Knox, James Otis—\u003cem\u003eThe Rebellion of Jane Clarke\u003c\/em\u003e is a compelling story of one woman's struggle to find her own place and leave her own mark on a new country as it is born.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Unlike many historical novelists, Gunning makes the long-ago feel like this very day. Elegantly, she tells bitter truths -- that dignity and grace and even abiding love can flourish where it seems nothing can grow.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean and Still Summer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sally Gunning is equally adept at depicting a city on the brink of rebellion, a young woman’s coming of age, and the beautiful Cape Cod landscape.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistorical Novels Review on THE REBELLION OF JANE CLARKE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gunning had chosen a turbulent and fascinating period in American history…that suggests interesting philosophical arguments….Jane Clarke [is] a sensitive heroine, insightful enough to tussle with these difficulties.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World on THE REBELLION OF JANE CLARKE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gunning fills her novel with believable and complex characters . . . best of all she’s created an intriguing and admirable witness to history in Jane Clarke. ” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage.com on THE REBELLION OF JANE CLARKE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A wonderful writer…Gunning’s attention to historical detail and riveting storytelling make for a compelling and intelligent read. ” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cape Cod Times on THE REBELLION OF JANE CLARKE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Nobody brings the Cape’s history alive like Sally Gunning.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCape Codder on THE REBELLION OF JANE CLARKE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Brewster author Sally Gunning’s latest excursion to 1760s Boston and Cape Cod contains the elements we’ve come to expect in this series: an appealing central female character, a clutch of appearances by notable revolutionaries, and an attention to the particulars of daily life in a time very different from our own....Those who enjoyed the author’s previous books, \u003ci\u003eThe Widow’s War\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBound,\u003c\/i\u003e will delight in the further adventures of familiar characters who provide the backdrop for \u003ci\u003eRebellion.\u003c\/i\u003e” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Barnstable Patriot (MA) on THE REBELLION OF JANE CLARKE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The descriptions are vivid; the characters have depth and a little mystery; and the history is accurate, from well-known events to daily living...[a] masterpiece of historical ficition.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Patriot Ledger (Quincy, MA) on THE REBELLION OF JANE CLARKE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] colonial page-turner...horrifying, spellbinding.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[B]lazing...Gunning’s fluid writing and attention to the larger issues of human nature...really make this move.  Good historical fiction offers new perspectives on old stories. This book succeeds handily at the task.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review) on THE REBELLION OF JANE CLARKE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This well-researched and lively novel captures the mood of those turbulent [pre-revolutionary] times.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal on THE REBELLION OF JANE CLARKE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A gifted storyteller . . .  has given us a deeply affecting tale of a woman caught between the irresistible currents of her inner truth and the equally powerful strictures of her times.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne LeClaire, author of The Law of Bound Hearts and Entering Normal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gunning’s exquisite use of language and imaginative scene-setting in times past will keep readers riveted . . . Anyone who loves history, storytelling, and Cape Cod will want to settle in for a long weekend of pleasurable escape.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCape Cod Life on BOUND\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gripping, romantic, historically sound, and completely satisfying...I’ll be surprised if I read a better historical novel this year.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistorical Novels Review (The Historical Novel Society); \"Editor's Choice\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Historical fiction at its best.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Heartrending ... 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