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1 day ago · Jake withdraws to the truck as Matty lights a bottle and throws it on the porch, setting the whole house ablaze. Unfortunately, the law is on the Cain brother’s side since their Uncle Joe (Brent Anderson—“American Crime”) is the town sheriff; therefore, the abominable crime is deemed an accident. Revenge.
Jakes daughter, Puck, and Seths son, Bay meet on a dirt road. They go fishing together and form an inseparable bond. Their friendship and Gods protection become a force to reckon with as the tension escalates. Frank, not knowing Jakes circumstances, tries to counsel him, while Snake, protected by his uncle, is determined to finish what he started.
Gallows Road. Written by LIsa Hall Brownell Review by Valerie Adolph. Set in the Colony of Connecticut in the 1750s and inspired by true events, this is the tale of Mercy Bramble, whose short life is to be ended with a noose on the morrow. She has been jailed for an unusually long period of time, convicted of killing her newborn baby.
Mercy is a feisty, unschooled, and outspoken heroine who challenges the morals and mores of the staid, self-satisfied community that seeks to victimize her.”. Combining Connecticut history [‘Hers’-tory] as creative fiction based on a true story, “Gallows Road” is a great example of what my third grade teacher said of writing: “SHOW ...
Apr 21, 2022 · The historical based novel “Gallows Road” by Lisa Hall Brownell. ... the story of a Norwich-area farmer who allegedly killed someone and buried the body under an apple tree, whose apples ...
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Mar 26, 2022 · A new historical novel takes inspiration from the true story of a young woman hanged for murder in 1753 New London. Sarah Bramble holds an ignominious place in New London history. She was just a young woman — possibly a teen — when she was condemned to death by hanging in 1753 for allegedly killing her baby.
Apr 2, 2022 · And Mercy is a wonderful character: a creature of her times—sometimes self-hating, as she has been taught, but sometimes showing an evolving awareness that something is rotten, that blind righteousness has vanquished love and charity. Mercy is well named. A well-crafted, emotionally satisfying historical novel. 0.
