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A historical novel based on the life of Mary Rowlandson
"An authentic drama of Indian captivity...A compelling, emotionally gripping tale.”—Eliot Pattison, author of the Mystery of Colonial America series
She suspects that she has changed too much to ever fit easily into English society again. The wilderness has now become her home. She can interpret the cries of birds. She has seen vistas that have stolen away her breath. She has learned to live in a new, free way....
Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1676. Even before Mary Rowlandson was captured by Indians on a winter day of violence and terror, she sometimes found herself in conflict with her rigid Puritan community. Now, her home destroyed, her children lost to her, she has been sold into the service of a powerful woman tribal leader, made a pawn in the ongoing bloody struggle between English settlers and native people. Battling cold, hunger, and exhaustion, Mary witnesses harrowing brutality but also unexpected kindness. To her confused surprise, she is drawn to her captors' open and straightforward way of life, a feeling further complicated by her attraction to a generous, protective English-speaking native known as James Printer. All her life, Mary has been taught to fear God, submit to her husband, and abhor Indians. Now, having lived on the other side of the forest, she begins to question the edicts that have guided her, torn between the life she knew and the wisdom the natives have shown her.
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.
READERS GUIDE INCLUDED
Amy Belding Brown is the author of Mr. Emerson's Wife, and her work has appeared in Yankee, Good Housekeeping, American Way, The Worcester Review and other national, international, and regional magazines. Married to a United Church of Christ minister and the mother of four grown children, she lives in Vermont and currently teaches at Granite State College.
Show moreA historical novel based on the life of Mary Rowlandson
"An authentic drama of Indian captivity...A compelling, emotionally gripping tale.”—Eliot Pattison, author of the Mystery of Colonial America series
She suspects that she has changed too much to ever fit easily into English society again. The wilderness has now become her home. She can interpret the cries of birds. She has seen vistas that have stolen away her breath. She has learned to live in a new, free way....
Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1676. Even before Mary Rowlandson was captured by Indians on a winter day of violence and terror, she sometimes found herself in conflict with her rigid Puritan community. Now, her home destroyed, her children lost to her, she has been sold into the service of a powerful woman tribal leader, made a pawn in the ongoing bloody struggle between English settlers and native people. Battling cold, hunger, and exhaustion, Mary witnesses harrowing brutality but also unexpected kindness. To her confused surprise, she is drawn to her captors' open and straightforward way of life, a feeling further complicated by her attraction to a generous, protective English-speaking native known as James Printer. All her life, Mary has been taught to fear God, submit to her husband, and abhor Indians. Now, having lived on the other side of the forest, she begins to question the edicts that have guided her, torn between the life she knew and the wisdom the natives have shown her.
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.
READERS GUIDE INCLUDED
Amy Belding Brown is the author of Mr. Emerson's Wife, and her work has appeared in Yankee, Good Housekeeping, American Way, The Worcester Review and other national, international, and regional magazines. Married to a United Church of Christ minister and the mother of four grown children, she lives in Vermont and currently teaches at Granite State College.
Show moreAmy Belding Brown is the author of Mr. Emerson’s Wife, and her work has appeared in Yankee, Good Housekeeping, American Way, The Worcester Review and other national, international, and regional magazines. Married to a United Church of Christ minister and the mother of four grown children, she lives in Vermont and currently teaches at Granite State College.
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
“A mesmerizing tale of survival and awakening...The deftly depicted
cross cultural friendship reminded me of Caleb’s Crossing and the
fast-paced story kept me up turning pages.”—Donna Thorland, author
of The Turncoat and The Rebel Pirate
“Brown’s voice transforms a remote period into a fresh and
immediate world and, in Mary, gives us a heroine who is broken by
sorrow but determined to survive. This is a novel about the true
meaning of faith and freedom.”—Kelly O’Connor McNees, author of The
Island of Doves and The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott
“The story of Mary Rowlandson is the story of one of the darkest
episodes in our nation’s history, and yet Amy Belding Brown manages
to turn it into a soaring tale of light and hope…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 that springs from the page and wraps you in
wonder. Flight of the Sparrow showcases the author’s
imagination bound by her dedication to historical fact....This is a
book for both readers of literary fiction as well as those who love
a well-researched work of historical fiction.”—Historical Novel
Society
Praise for Mr. Emerson’s Wife
“Amy Belding Brown has brought her back to life in a novel that
glitters with intelligence and authenticity.”—Geraldine Brooks,
author of March
“In this extraordinary book, Amy Belding Brown has brought the
nineteenth century to life...A soaring imaginative leap, this book
combines detailed history with a page-turning illicit love story.
It’s a look at a rich moment in American history and a great read,
a rare combination.”—Susan Cheever, author of My Name Is Bill and
Note Found in a Bottle
“A beautiful work...It is quite refreshing to see that ambition
backed up with a quality of writing that bears up to the weight of
its subject matter.”—Bret Lott, author of Jewel and A Song I Knew
by Heart
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