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   It tells the story of the grotesquely crippled Harry Peake and his daughter Martha, their involvement with the mysterious anatomist Lord Drogo, the tragic events that separate them, and the subsequent flight of Martha to America at the dawning of the Revolution.

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   Jan 1, 2001 · Once safely on America's shores, Martha immerses herself in the passions of smoldering rebellion. But even in this land of new beginnings, she is unable to escape the past. Caught up in a web of betrayals, she redeems herself with one final, unforgettable act of courage.

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   • Author: Patrick Mcgrath

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   With William’s help, Martha escapes from England and the terrors it holds to make a new life for herself in America. The year is 1774 and in the small New England village where Martha is welcomed into her uncle’s family, revolutionary fever is reaching a boiling point.

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   Martha Peake is the poignant, often disturbing tale of a child fighting free of a father's twisted love, and of the colonists' struggle to free...

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   Once safely on America's shores, Martha immerses herself in the passions of smoldering rebellion. But even in this land of new beginnings, she is unable to escape the past. Caught up in a web of...

7. www.amazon.co.uk › Martha-Vintage-ContemporariesMartha Peake: A Novel of the Revolution (Vintage ...

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   May 1, 2002 · Harry and Martha move to London. Responsible for the fate of his dead wife, Harry is consumed by guilt, and, despite support and love from his daughter, enters a self-destructive spiral of alcoholism. McGrath pulls all the stops out to create an evocative, eighteenth century epic.

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   Or that he’s about to become psychologically enmeshed in the riveting life of Harry’s daughter, Martha, who flees her father for colonial America where she becomes a heroic figure in the...