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Circle of gold / Karen Harper.
Record details
- ISBN: 0525934537
- Physical Description: 393 p. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Dutton, c1992.
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| Subject: | Shakers > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | K (Text) | 33126003710021 | KY Fiction | Available | - |
- Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 1992 April #1
In early 19th-century Kentucky, 13-year-old Rebecca Blake feels a young girl's love for Adam Scott, who would rather tend sick animals than his father's distilling trade. After the death of her beloved mother, Rebecca is left by her keelboater father with a kindly Shaker sect, whose beliefs she tries to honor even though she can never fully embrace them. She is rejected by the community when she falls in love with Ramsey Sherborne, a titled British labor activist who is visiting the Shakers. As Lady Sherborne, Rebecca helps villagers on her husband's Dorset estate earn a living by preparing Shaker products. Then she loses her young husband, returns to Kentucky and is reunited with Adam. Harper, winner of a 1985 Romantic Times award, has carefully researched her setting and created likable characters, though their conversation is occasionally stilted. Worth adding to collections of romantic fiction.-- Kimberly Martin, Washington Univ. Law Lib., St. Louis Copyright 1992 Cahners Business Information. - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 1992 December
YA-- Life deals Rebecca Blake, a resourceful optimist from rural Kentucky, many harsh cards, but she copes as she moves from her beloved hills to the strict life of the Shakers and, ultimately, to elegant living among the rich in England. Never forgetting her humble origins, she brings hope to the British poor. Harper has written accurate, detailed historical fiction that encompasses many life styles; however, she is at her best in drawing believable characters, including the slightly crazy Widow Lang and Rebecca's prim mother-in-law, Lady Sherborne. YAs will particularly identify with the young woman's difficulties adjusting and slowly fitting into each new society. The three settings provides new locales, characters, and a different emphasis in the plot. A graceful cover depicts important items in Rebecca's 19th-century life: herb basket, roses, and a Shaker chair. An entertaining, romantic novel of a caring, spirited lady.-- Claudia Moore, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA Copyright 1992 Cahners Business Information.