- Paperback: 300 pages
- Publisher: Whittlers Bench Press (30 Sep 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0978526511
- ISBN-13: 978-0978526511
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 12.7 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,057,114 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Sophie Barton wants to mind her own business, helping run her father's small newspaper in the Georgia frontier town of Alston. She is being courted by the commander of the British garrison, and has friends among both the white colonists and the nearby Native American community - one of whom may be something more than a friend. But there is a war on, and unfortunately her father, Will St. James, has chosen sides. When he stages his own death, Sophie learns Will has joined with those who want independence for England's American colonies. Will's activities bring unwanted the unwanted attentions of the British, mostly in the person of Lt. Dunstan Fairfax - a vile man who uses his uniform to torture those who oppose him. Learning that her father may be alive, and with herself under a cloud of suspicion from the redcoats, Sophie and friends set out on a harrowing journey to find the truth about Will St. James. In the process, they make their own committments to the cause of liberty. From the backwoods and Indian lodges of colonial Georgia, to the swamps of Florida, to America's first settlement at St. Augustine, and finally to a climax in Havana, Cuba, Suzanne Adair has written a tale that will thrill historical fiction fans. Full of advanture, romance, mystery and suspense, Paper Woman will leave you wanting more!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Action Packed Historical Read,
By Jaidis Shaw - Juniper Grove Blog (South Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Paper Woman: A Mystery of the American Revolution (Kindle Edition)
Paper Woman by Suzanne Adair isn't your average, every day novel about the Revolutionary War. Instead, Ms. Adair has created a captivating world and characters that readers can easily visualize and relate too. The novel's title is derived from the heroine in the story, Sophie Barton, whose nickname is Paper Woman. She has gained this title after helping her father run his printing press. To make matters more intriguing, Sophie is being courted by a British Major who offers her the chance to leave the little town of Alton and live in luxury as his mistress. Although financial security is an amazing offer for women in 1780, Sophie is torn between what she wants and the duty she feels towards her family.
When Sophie is called upon to identify her father's corpse, she makes the decision to leave Alton and try to solve her father's murder. Since traveling is dangerous for women of that time, she enlists the help of her brother David, an ex-lover Mathias, and Mathias's Uncle and Creek cousins. There is adventure and action around every corner with the British, southern Rebels, Spanish assassins and Creek people thrown into the mix. Ms. Adair does a wonderful job of giving straight facts as to the conditions of that time instead of glamorizing it for readers. I would highly recommend Paper Woman to anyone who loves historical fiction with romance, mystery, suspense and action all wrapped into one.
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4.6 out of 5 stars (20 customer reviews) 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Lots of good stuff in it - adventure, suspense, intrigue, and some romance, too!,
By Liz at reviewedbyliz.com "Because life is too... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Paper Woman (Paperback)
I have what may be an unusual yardstick for historical fiction - does the author tell us what the toilet facilities are? Yeah, it is weird, but I find that if the author doesn't give us this information they often haven't done their research and just setting the book in the past so the characters can wear pretty costumes.
So I am pleased to say that Paper Woman tells us about the (sometimes icky) facts of life in 1780. And, since author Suzanne Adair is a Revolutionary War re-enactor, you know that she has first-hand knowledge on this subject. But enough about outhouses, chamber pots, and bushes... Paper Woman is set in Alton, Georgia in 1780. The main character is Sophie Barton, a thirty-three year old widow who lives with her father and helps him run his printing business. In 1780, battles are being fought in hot spots in the American colonies between local militias and English soldiers, while other areas were largely peaceful. Alton has been quiet so far, but Sophie knows her father and his friends in the Safety Committee are up to something. Sophie isn't sure what is happening, but the local British garrison has become quite interested in her father's activities, two mysterious Spaniards show up, and the local Creek Indians are being seen in large groups. When her father and two other men are murdered under unusual circumstances and she decodes secret messages sent to her father, Sophie decides to keep his rendez-vous with the mysterious message sender to determine what he knows of her father's death. Sophie and her traveling companions begin a dangerous journey South towards their destination in Havanna, Cuba. Along the way, they realize that the rendez-vous message is not as secret as they thought and their lives depend on unraveling political intrigues and discovering just who their enemies and allies are. Paper Woman is not your traditional mystery, but it has lots of good stuff in it - adventure, suspense, intrigue, and some romance, too. There are several things I particularly like about this book. First, Adair shows life in 1780 as messy, dangerous, and smelly instead of glamorizing it. Second, she resists "name-dropping" and incorporating famous revolutionary figures into the plot, which often feels fake. She relies instead on good fictional characters to carry the story. Third, she shows the incredible diverse population of the time - colonists from different countries, English soldiers, French and Spanish settlers from Louisiana and Florida, Indian tribes, slaves - all were part of the struggle for control of the colonies and all have a part in this story. Favorite character? Jacques le Coeuvre and his not-so-tall tales. Did I guess it? No, the political intrigue was beyond me so I just gave up and enjoyed the book. Will I read another? Yes. 13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Headlong Rush into Danger,
By Lesa Holstine - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Paper Woman (Paperback)
Suzanne Adair's debut novel is a powerful story of a strong, independent woman caught up in the events of the American Revolution against her will. It's a suspenseful historical novel that takes Sophie Barton, the heroine, into a headlong rush into danger.
Sophie runs her father's printing press, has been widowed twice, raised a daughter. She wants to travel, and have more out of life. But, she didn't plan on identifying her father's corpse. She didn't expect to flee from the British and the rebels, running with her brother; Mathias, a friend; Mathias' Creek cousins and his French uncle. The group did intend to find her father's murderer. As they escaped Georgia, they encountered bandits, Spanish assassins and runaway slaves. Adair's novel tells of the Revolutionary War in the southern colonies, the Caribbean and Cuba. It's a compelling story of little-known history, and a group of neutral people caught up between opposing forces. After reading this historical pageturner, I'm anxiously waiting for the sequel, The Blacksmith's Daughter. 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Reviewed for Midwest Book Review,
By Christy Tillery French "reviewer/writer" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Paper Woman (Paperback)
Widow Sophie Barton helps her father run his printing press and tries to stay out of politics in the small town of Alton, GA, which remains peaceful while redcoats and colonists clash in other parts of the colonies. Sophie's father, however, has been acting mysterious and Sophie suspects he has aligned himself against King George. Although Sophie is being courted by the major of the British garrison, she isn't so sure she wants to become his mistress and move to England with him. When her father's burned body is discovered, Sophie is placed under house arrest with orders to decode a secret message meant for him. She escapes with Mathias, her former lover, and embarks South, accompanied by her brother and Mathias's uncle, in hopes of finding the person who killed her father. Their trip turns into an electrifying journey as they traverse through Floridian swamps, sail along the Caribbean, and end up in Havana, Cuba, pursued by the major and his lieutenant, a demented man who enjoys torturing those who oppose him, as well as two Spanish assassins.
Adair takes her reader on a thrilling adventure with Paper Woman. Packed with action and breath-taking suspense interwoven around a fascinating time in American history, with the perfect blend of romance, this is an exhilarating story that will captivate the reader from beginning to end. |
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