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Jul 1, 2014 · The Flight of the Sparrow reminds us of the promise of America and that the fulfillment of that promise relies on every human heart.”—Sally Cabot Gunning, author of Benjamin Franklin’s Bastard, The Widow’s War, Bound, and The Rebellion of Jane Clarke “In this amazingly written and deeply researched book, Amy Belding Brown delivers 17th-century Massachusetts to the reader with a prose ...
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- Amy Belding Brown
- Berkley
Jul 1, 2014 · Flight of the Sparrow showcases the author’s imagination bound by her dedication to historical fact. Her writing engages with a passion and longing as Rowlandson struggles with a life she desires living in the woods with the Indians or reverting to a subservient Puritan wife and mother.
- Amy Belding Brown
Based on the compelling true narrative of Mary Rowlandson, Flight of the Sparrow is an evocative tale that transports the reader to a little-known time in early America and explores the real meanings of freedom, faith, and acceptance. A reader's guide and author interview are included in the book.
Praise. Praise for Flight of the Sparrow “Breathes life into a vital but oft-neglected chapter of our history. Amy Belding Brown has turned an authentic drama of Indian captivity into a compelling, emotionally gripping tale that is at once wrenching and soulful.”—*Eliot Pattison, author of the Mystery of Colonial America series
- Amy Belding Brown
- Paperback
Jul 1, 2014 · Amy Belding Brown. 8 books292 followers. Amy Belding Brown is the bestselling USA Today author of EMILY'S HOUSE, FLIGHT OF THE SPARROW and MR. EMERSON’S WIFE. A Vermonter and history nerd, she was infused at an early age with a New England outlook and values. She loves stone walls, sugar maples and old cemeteries, and her favorite hobby is ...
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- Amy Belding Brown
Jul 27, 2014 · Flight of the Sparrow is a mesmerizing retelling of real-life Puritan Mary Rowlandson’s capture and three month enslavement by Indians during King Philip’s War. Mary, the wife of the town’s minister and daughter of a wealthy landowner, watches in horror as her home burns and friends, family, and parishioners are slaughtered during an ambush one winter morning in 1676.
Jul 1, 2014 · Editorial Reviews. Praise for Flight of the Sparrow “Breathes life into a vital but oft-neglected chapter of our history. Amy Belding Brown has turned an authentic drama of Indian captivity into a compelling, emotionally gripping tale that is at once wrenching and soulful.”—*Eliot Pattison, author of the Mystery of Colonial America series
