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The Hearth & Eagle
The Hearth Eagle
Author: Anya Seton
In the mid-1940s, the great historical novelist Anya Seton embarked on a fervent search for her forebears that led her to Marblehead, Massachusetts, a ?sea-girdled town of rocks and winding lanes and clustered old houses.? There she found not only an ancestor, but also the setting for this, her fourth novel. It is not only the story of Marblehea...  more »
ISBN: 155980
Publication Date: 1948
Pages: 377
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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A stormy family saga of Pride and Passion! As a dutifly wife, brave young Phebe Honeywood accompanied her adventurous husband on the hellish journey to the colonies. There withstanding the rigors of frontier, marriage, and childbirth, she raised a family on the rugged Massachusetts coast... As a desirable woman, fiery-haired Hesper Honeywood followed in the bold footsteps of her ancestor. From hiding slaves to defying convention, she carved a reckless destiny - daring to love a man of courage, leave a man of passion and marry a man whe never dreamed could claim her.


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