- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: William Morrow
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0061782149
- ISBN-13: 978-0061782145
- Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 16 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 454 g
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3.9 out of 5 stars (35 customer reviews)
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not great, but not bad either, Jun 2 2010
By Misfit - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: The Rebellion Of Jane Clarke: A Novel (Hardcover)
The book begins in 1769 as the Winslows and Clarkes battle over water rights and a horse - was it Jane's father who whacked off the ears of the Winslow horse? Jane defies her father and despite the heated political sentiments decides to ship her off to tend to Aunt Gill in Boston. Jane settles in and cares for her elderly aunt, but her world is soon torn asunder when she witnesses British troops shoot down five civilians (the Boston massacre), inflaming the rest of the town to a heated frenzy. Jane's brother was shot, but he survived and the two have different recollections of what really happened.
Will Jane's relationship with her brother survive their disparate testimony at the subsequent trials? Will Jane find more than she bargained for living with Aunt Gill? Will she marry the man her father choses or find love with another in Boston?
I'm not sure if it was me or my current mood (life was a bit off-kilter the last week or so), but I never warmed to Jane nor cared much what happened to her. I really had a hard time keeping track of some of the lesser characters, as well as events as related by the author. Perhaps I'm a bit dense but I couldn't always tell exactly what was going on - the writing was too obtuse for my tastes - and in the end the author just did not suck me into her world. A shame as the massacre and ensuing aftermath should make for gripping reading, but it just didn't work for this reader - I didn't feel the crowd's anger nor the soldier's fear of the crowd - I didn't feel anything at all. A good book, just not a great one.
My review is based on an ARC I received through Librarything Early Reviewers.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting multi-layered novel, May 27 2010
By JLee "JLee" - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: The Rebellion Of Jane Clarke: A Novel (Hardcover)
Pre-release customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program
I found this book a little slow going at first, but I am very glad I stuck with it. By midpoint, I was totally hooked. I at first found the characters a bit cold and distant, but as I got to know them, they grew on me. And that is one of the themes of the novel, that you do need to get to know people and understand the emotions and morality and motives behind our public masks. The main character, Jane Clarke, has herself a very different understanding of some of the other characters by the end of the novel, and a very different view of herself.
I found the historical details especially compelling and enlightening. It is so rare and wonderful to find the Colonial/Pre-Revolutionary War era described from a woman's point of view.
Jane Clarke begins as a girl-woman in a small town who, essentially, doesn't have much of a point of view and doesn't know she has choices. She is, to put it bluntly, stuck in a rut but doesn't know it. When she refuses the marriage proposal of the man whom her father favors, she really doesn't know why. She senses all is not right, but cannot really define her feelings.
She is essentially disowned by her father and sent off to turbulent Boston, where she is employed as an aide to her elderly aunt. She again knows something is not quite right there, and when that mystery is revealed, it is quite a surprise.
John Adams is the lawyer for her contentious father, and her brother, a devoted revolutionary, is his clerk. Other major historical figures also appear, with the tragic James Otis being a standout.
Jane finds herself with both Crown and rebel acquaintances and is confronted by lies and deception. Are people lying because they are immoral or are they too emotional to see the full truth? Do they believe the end justifies the means?
This confusion comes to a climax with the so-called "Boston Massacre." Jane is a witness and is pulled in various directions by those affected.
Jane also, for the first time, encounters a long-term happy marriage, full of love and respect, and begins to understand her family.
She gradually finds her way through these tangles of strong emotions and becomes a much different person, the "no longer silent daughter."
By the end of the book, I thoroughly liked Jane Clarke, and I think you will, too.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not Gunning's Best, Aug 9 2010
By maizy - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: The Rebellion Of Jane Clarke: A Novel (Hardcover)
I hate to rate this only 2 stars because I don't want to dissuade anyone from reading Widow's War or Bound. I really loved both of those. However, if I hadn't read the first two books I might not have been likely to continue after the first couple of chapters. Actually, at first I did feel disappointed and set it aside and almost returned it to the library. It took several chapters to become interested. The story didn't have enourmous depth to it. It does still show how dispensable women were if they didn't do as told like the other 2 stories, but only lightly in comparison. There seemed to be too many plots going on and not just one really developed storyline. Jane is just a little rebellious but doesn't seem to be a hero in her own right. As far as historical development, a lot is left to the imagination and further study of the historical period. This book is "fluff" compared to her others, too chick lit. I hope commercialism and "selling" hasn't settled in for this author. I only gave this 2 stars because it doesn't hold up to her first 2 books or other true historical fiction that is already out there.
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