Description:
Children of Liberty, the much-anticipated prequel to Paullina Simons s The Bronze Horseman, is a story of love and possibility in turn-of-the-century America.
Gina Attaviano travels from Sicily to Boston to start a new life with only the clothes on her back. Harry Barrington is the son of one of New England s most successful businessmen. Despite their differences and the strong opposition of their families, their attraction is strong. Set against a time of transformation for a growing nation, Gina and Harry must find the courage to do what is right, no matter what the price.
Deeply emotional and satisfying, Children of Liberty features a cast of characters you ll root for as they fight against their feelings, but discover that true love can never be denied."
Brief description:
Paullina Simons is the author of Tully and The Bronze Horseman, as well as ten other beloved novels, a memoir, a cookbook, and two children's books. Born in Leningrad, Russia, Paullina immigrated to the United States when she was ten, and now lives in New York with her husband and an alarming number of her once-independent children.
Review Quotes:
"This has everything a romance glutton could wish for: a bold, talented and dashing hero, a heart-stopping love affair! It also has--thank goodness--a welcome sense of humor and discernable characters rather than ciphers." - Daily Mail (London)
"Recalls Dr. Zhivago." - People
"Readers will come to care about these characters and their plight and will take away a definite sense of what the siege of Leningrad actually meant on a personal level." - Booklist
"Lush in emotion and rich in detail . . . a complex, diverse, multifaceted story." - Denver Post