History Corner: Book Review and Giveaway: The Traitor's Wife by Kathleen Kent

We're getting History Corner a day early! Thanks to our stop on the blog tour for The Traitor's Wife!

Synopsis: In the harsh wilderness of colonial Massachusetts, Martha Allen works as a servant in her cousin's household, taking charge and locking wills with everyone. Thomas Carrier labors for the family and is known both for his immense strength and size, and his mysterious past. The two begin a courtship that suits their independent natures, with Thomas slowly revealing the story of the role he played in the English Civil War. 


But in the rugged new world they inhabit, danger is ever present, whether it be from the assassins sent from London to kill the executioner of Charles I, or the wolves-in many forms-who hunt for blood. At once a love story and a tale of courage, The Traitor's Wife confirms Kathleen Kent's ability to craft powerful stories from the dramatic background of America's earliest days.


You can read an excerpt on the Author's website!

About the Author: Kathleen Kent,a tenth-generation descendent of Martha Carrier, hanged as a witch in Salem in 1692, was awarded the David J. Langum, Sr. Prize in American Historical Fiction. Her first book, The Heretic's Daughter, was the story of Puritan New England and one family's deep and abiding love in the face of fear and persecution (read more about the background here). This is her second novel. Kathleen Kent lives in Dallas with her husband and son. Learn more at http://www.kathleenkent.com

Review: This book is actually the precursor to the author's previous book, the Heretic;s Daughter. However, this book stands on it's own, and you do not need to have read the previous book to enjoy this book. When one thinks Puritan New England, fascinating reading is not the first thing that comes to mind. But Kent does an excellent job in getting you right into the story and providing enough twists and turns that you stay hooked and flipping pages!


I always find it fascinating when authors tell their family history in a fictional way. Truth is often stranger than fiction, as they say, and frequently it makes for some really great reading! This book is no exception! I never read the first book, for some reason, and I am going to get a copy and read it, as I can't wait to see what happens to Thomas and Martha. Kent did a great job in showing how Puritan New England and the Western expansion really was a way for British citizens to come and start new lives and change the courses they had in the old world. But they brought their knowledge and through it changed how American was developed. Kent obviously did her research and has brought us another great historically based novel (my favorite type, as you know)!

I am super thrilled to be able to offer not just ONE book for giveaway but THREE copies! AND one of the winners will ALSO get a copy of The Heretic's Daughter as well! HOW cool is that?



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 Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received this book, free of  charge, from Hachette Publishing, via bookblogs,ning,for review purposes on this blog. No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about them.