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The seventh volume in the Bennett's Island saga focuses on Joanna
Bennett Sorenson's son Jamie, whose liaison with an attractive
married newcomer strains the fabric of the close-knit community.
When Jennie Gilchrist fled from the Scottish Estate of Linnmore
during the fiery violence of the infamous Highland Clearances, she
planned to make her way to her sisters in England, but instead she
found herself sailing on the brig Paul Revere, bound for the coast
of Maine--the New World. Accompanying her is Alick Gilchrist,
cousin to her late husband, now a fugitive. Jennie feels obligated
to help Alick escape Scotland, as she is partly to blame for his
outlaw status. SInce the sponsor of the trip requires that all
immigrant men aboard the Paul Revere be married, Jennie sails as
Alick's "wife", the pair traveling under an assumed name, with
little aside from the clothes that they wear. They arrive at the
small but thriving town of Maddox on the newly settled Maine coast,
unlike any place they have known before. They immediately set to
building a new life for themselves--Alick building boats, and
Jennie teaching the well-to-do MacKenzie children--but while Alick
is fixing to live out his days on American soil, Jennie is biding
her time and saving money for the passage back to England. But
unforeseen events derail her plans, not the least of which is her
bond with the inscrutable Alick Glenroy.
When a stranger buys property on Bennett's Island and drops anchor
there in an expensive lobster boat, the locals are suspicious, in
this eighth volume of the series. Day-to-day life goes on, but dark
undercurrents begin to bubble in these chilly Maine waters.
Jennie and Alick Glenroy arrived in Maine with nothing, not even
their names, starting anew in a different land, leaving the turmoil
and violence of Scotland behind them. Almost twenty years later,
the "Godless Glenroys" are a prosperous, though sometimes
controversial, family. Alick is the proprietor of a successful
shipyard, and Jennie has raised their five children to think for
themselves, a trait that occasionally raises the ire of their staid
neighbors. The Glenroys find themselves facing issues that they've
long been sheltered from: slavery, enmity, and violence. Jennie and
Alick must defend their children against malicious accusations and
guide them through the trials of adolescence, but also allow them
the independence and space to grow into intelligent and principled
adults. When a figure from their fugitive past sails into town,
everything they have worked to build over the past twenty years is
in danger of being torn asunder; ultimately they must face these
new challenges with the same courage and persevering spirit that
carried them over Highland mountains so many years before.
In 1809, marriage was the best a spirited, healthy, and intelligent
girl could hope for, especially if she was an orphan without a
fortune. Jennie Hawthorne has been hustled to London by her
well-meaning aunt to secure just such a marriage, though Jennie
despises the prospective wife parade and yearns for her childhood
home by the North Sea. All that changes when she falls for the
dashing soldier Nigel Gilchrist, marrying him after a whirlwind
romance. Nigel wastes no time whisking his bride to the Scottish
Highlands where he will serve as manager to the family estate. In
Scotland Jennie is faced with the realities of the Highland
Clearances: tenant cottagers forcibly evicted from their homes by
lairds to make way for sheep and grazing land. When Jennie learns
that both Nigel and his brother are complicit in such clearances,
she finds her heart warring with her conscience. She defies Nigel
and his brother, doing what she can to help the cottagers, and
helping Alick Gilchrist resist the clearances. But their efforts
bring disaster: a tragic accident makes Alick a hunted fugitive,
and Jennie is compelled by circumstance to throw her lot in with
his as they face an arduous journey across mountains to ultimately
escape the strife-ridden Highlands.
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Elisabeth Ogilvie
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At long last Joanna Bennett is returning to her family's island,
the childhood home that her heart has yearned for ever since she
was forced to the mainland by catastrophe. At her side stands Nils
Sorensen, her oldest friend, stalwart admirer, and new husband.
Together they will restore Bennett's Island to its former glory:
enticing former residents and other hardworking mainlanders to join
their small community, repairing damaged buildings pummeled by the
elements during five years of abandonment, and reclaiming the
lobstering territory that was once the sole province of islanders
but has been overrun by the nearby Brigporters. All the while,
Joanna and Nils are setting the foundation of their future, one
that will surely be stormy if Joanna tries to apply the rules of
her previous marriage to her relationship with Nils. Joanna Bennett
will always be a strong and fiercely independent woman, but without
learning to trust and be vulnerable in her marriage, she will find
herself proud and alone. This story, the second book in Elisabeth
Ogilvie's beloved Tide Trilogy, transports readers to the beautiful
and rugged Maine coast, where families must eke their livelihoods
from the tempestuous ocean but in return they're afforded the daily
splendor and simple pleasures of island life.
As the battle-fit men of Bennett's Island are called to fight in
World War II, many of the other inhabitants head to the mainland as
well. The small island community becomes a bit of a ghost town,
though Joanna Bennett keeps the home fires burning. Rather than
dwelling on her husband's fate in the Pacific Theatre, she devotes
her time to the raising of her young son, and keeping an eye on her
wild and troubled brother. Even when she is forced into boarding an
unwanted guest in her home, she plays her role of hostess
flawlessly if coolly, but the guest soon proves his mettle, helping
the Bennetts contend with both natural and human elements. When
Joanna's heart softens towards the kind and handsome young man, she
finds herself fighting to be true to her absent husband, and facing
down old ghosts from her past. As the final book of the Tide
Trilogy, this wartime story transports readers to the beautiful and
rugged Maine coast, where families must eke out their livelihoods
from the tempestuous ocean but in return they're afforded the daily
splendor and simple pleasures of island life.
Young, vivacious Joanna Bennett desperately wishes to be captain of
her own lobstering boat, but despite being the favored daughter of
Bennett's Island's founding family, she is still just a girl in the
eyes of the community, and a girl living off the coast of Maine in
the early 20th century is expected to mind the kitchen, not tend to
pot buoys. While quietly struggling to find her place on insular
Bennett's Island, one where she could let her bold and opinionated
nature shine without shaming her family, Joanna instead finds love
when she meets a witty stranger with a sparkling smile just off the
mailboat. One whirlwind courtship and wedding later, Joanna finds
herself master of her own house, and every aspect of her beloved
island seems to reflect her joy. But when the luster begins to wear
off and her husband's dark secrets slowly reveal themselves, Joanna
must draw on her determination, resilience, and resourcefulness to
keep her family together. This evocative coming-of-age story
transports readers to the beautiful and rugged Maine coast, where
families must eke their livelihoods from the tempestuous ocean but
in return they're afforded the daily splendor and simple pleasures
of island life.
The first title in Elizabeth Ogilvies' Lover's Trilogy, The Dawning
of the Day follows war widow Philippa Marshall as she carves a life
out for herself as a school teacher on rugged Bennett's Island.
Underneath the sleepy exterior of the island, Philippa discovers
latent family feuds, the perils of living on an island and a
kindling love for handsome Steve Bennett. As she grapples with her
sense of loyalty to her deceased husband. Philippa must weigh the
balance of her heart and mind and plot the course of her destiny.
Rosa Fleming motors her way to Bennett's Island in the dark of the
night, fleeing her divorce, her philandering husband and the
gossipmongers of her hometown. On the Island she discovers not only
a refuge to heal her emotional wounds, but also a community that
nurtures her battered confidence and a man who teaches her to love
and be loved as an equal. When a fight breaks out between the
island's lobstermen and the invading fishermen who disregard the
island's longstanding customs, Rosa steps into the struggle and
saves a man's life. She flourishes amid the crisis, but her growth
may be at the expense of her fledgling romance. Strawberries in the
Sea is a story of self-discovery and rejuvenation, as a sad
insecure woman realizes her own inner beauty and personal
strengths.
Vanessa Barton steps onto Bennett's Island for the first time as if
she is stepping into a prison cell. She feels trapped by her
marriage, she carries the emotional shackles of a childhood spent
as a ward of the state, and she wants nothing to do with the island
community. A chance encounter with Owen Bennett sparks off an
attraction that brings Vanessa to life, as she discovers something
real that eclipses the fantasies of the novels she reads. Owen
leads her on a path of self-discovery that forces her to confront
long buried feelings and begin healing old emotional scars. Island
life shakes Vanessa out of her self-pity but when misfortune knocks
once again at her door, she must decide once and for all whether to
succumb to the fugue of her earlier days or whether to seize her
independence and happiness.
Title: The Female Geniad; a poem ... written at the age of
thirteen.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It
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edition identification: ++++ British Library Benger, Elizabeth
Ogilvie; 1791. 55 p.; 4 . 11611.k.8.(7.)
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