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OverviewFrom the author of The Water Dancers and Good Family, an exquisitely crafted novel, set in Ohio in the decades leading to the Civil War, that illuminates the immigrant experience, the injustice of slavery, and the debts human beings owe to one another, witnessed through the endeavors of one Irish-American family.Cheated out of their family estate in Northern Ireland after the Napoleonic Wars, the Givens family arrives in America in 1819. But in coming to this new land, they have lost nearly everything. Making their way west they settle in Cincinnati, a burgeoning town on the banks of the mighty Ohio River whose rise, like the Givenses' own, will be fashioned by the colliding forces of Jacksonian populism, religious evangelism, industrial capitalism, and the struggle for emancipation. After losing their mother in childbirth and their father to a riverboat headed for New Orleans, James, Olivia, and Erasmus Givens must fend for themselves. Ambitious James eventually marries into a prosperous family, builds a successful business, and rises in Cincinnati society. Taken by the spirit and wanderlust, Erasmus becomes an itinerant preacher, finding passion and heartbreak as he seeks God. Independent-minded Olivia, seemingly destined for spinsterhood, enters into a surprising partnership and marriage with Silas Orpheus, a local doctor who spurns social mores. When her husband suddenly dies from an infection, Olivia travels to his family home in Kentucky, where she meets his estranged brother and encounters the horrors of slavery firsthand. After abetting the escape of one slave, Olivia is forced to confront the status of a young woman named Tilly, another slave owned by Olivia's brother-in-law. When her attempt to help Tilly ends in disaster, Olivia tracks down Erasmus, who has begun smuggling runaways across the river--the borderline between freedom and slavery. As the years pass, this family of immigrants initially indifferent to slavery will actively work for its end--performing courageous, often dangerous, occasionally foolhardy acts of moral rectitude that will reverberate through their lives for generations to come. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Terry Gamble , Cassandra Campbell , Cassandra CampbellPublisher: HarperCollins Imprint: HarperCollins Dimensions: Width: 13.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 17.00cm Weight: 0.218kg ISBN: 9781982607708ISBN 10: 198260770 Publication Date: 22 January 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews"A captivating historical novel...The Eulogist is a searing portrait of the Ohio Valley and its pre-Civil War turmoil with beautifully drawn characters. -- ""Paulette Jiles, author of Enemy Women and News of the World"" This is a standout depiction of family dynamics, and will appeal to fans of fiction set in pre-Civil War America. -- ""Publishers Weekly"" The large cast crucially includes well-developed African American characters who are never portrayed as passive victims regardless of their circumstance. Recommended for historical fiction fans interested in the time period and in strong-willed heroines forging their own path. -- ""Library Journal"" A sprawling yet richly drawn family saga. -- ""Kirkus Reviews"" Gamble has crafted an epic tale of antebellum America as seen through the eyes of immigrants...Readers will enjoy this unconventional family. -- ""Booklist""" This is a standout depiction of family dynamics, and will appeal to fans of fiction set in pre-Civil War America. -- Publishers Weekly A captivating historical novel...The Eulogist is a searing portrait of the Ohio Valley and its pre-Civil War turmoil with beautifully drawn characters. -- Paulette Jiles, author of Enemy Women and News of the World Gamble has crafted an epic tale of antebellum America as seen through the eyes of immigrants...Readers will enjoy this unconventional family. -- Booklist A sprawling yet richly drawn family saga. -- Kirkus Reviews The large cast crucially includes well-developed African American characters who are never portrayed as passive victims regardless of their circumstance. Recommended for historical fiction fans interested in the time period and in strong-willed heroines forging their own path. -- Library Journal This is a standout depiction of family dynamics, and will appeal to fans of fiction set in pre-Civil War America. -- Publishers Weekly A captivating historical novel...The Eulogist is a searing portrait of the Ohio Valley and its pre-Civil War turmoil with beautifully drawn characters. -- Paulette Jiles, author of Enemy Women and News of the World A captivating historical novel...The Eulogist is a searing portrait of the Ohio Valley and its pre-Civil War turmoil with beautifully drawn characters. -- Paulette Jiles, author of Enemy Women and News of the World This is a standout depiction of family dynamics, and will appeal to fans of fiction set in pre-Civil War America. -- Publishers Weekly The large cast crucially includes well-developed African American characters who are never portrayed as passive victims regardless of their circumstance. Recommended for historical fiction fans interested in the time period and in strong-willed heroines forging their own path. -- Library Journal A sprawling yet richly drawn family saga. -- Kirkus Reviews Gamble has crafted an epic tale of antebellum America as seen through the eyes of immigrants...Readers will enjoy this unconventional family. -- Booklist Author InformationTerry Gamble is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Michigan. She lives in Sonoma and San Francisco, California. Original bio sent from Cassandra: Cassandra Campbell began doing voice overs as the voice for Calvin Klein's Italian commercials. This was followed by commercial and documentary recording in both English and Italian. She has recorded many audiobooks and has received several AudioFile Earphones Awards as well as an Audie(R) Award nomination. As an actress and director, she has worked at the Public, the Mint, the Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stagewest, Theatreworks, the Baltimore Shakespeare Festival, Millmountain Theatre, the National Shakespeare Company, and the New York Fringe Festival. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |