Our Own Country

Name: Our Own Country
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Jodi Daynard
ISBN: 9781511362672

Author: Jodi Daynard

Series: The Midwife #2

Narrator: Cristina Panfilio

Unabridged: 9 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 02/23/2016

Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Sagas, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

A love affair tests a new nation’s revolutionary ideals.In 1770s Boston, a prosperous merchant’s daughter, Eliza Boylston, lives a charmed life—until war breaches the walls of the family estate and forces her to live in a world in which wealth can no longer protect her.As the chaos of the Revolutionary War tears her family apart, Eliza finds herself drawn to her uncle’s slave, John Watkins. Their love leads to her exile in Braintree, Massachusetts, home to radicals John and Abigail Adams and Eliza’s midwife sister-in-law, Lizzie Boylston. But even as the uprising takes hold, Eliza can’t help but wonder whether a rebel victory will grant her and John the most basic of American rights.

About Jodi Daynard

Jodi Daynard is the author of the bestselling novel The Midwife’s Revolt. Her short stories and essays have been widely published in journals such as the New England Review, Fiction, Other Voices, and the Paris Review. Ms. Daynard has taught creative writing at Harvard University, MIT, and Emerson College.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bonnie

The second book in the Midwife series takes place at the same as the first book; however, it is told from the POV of Eliza, Lizzie's sister-in-law. Although it was still really good, I didn't like it quite as well as The Midwife's Revolt because it didn't have the same political intrigue or historic......more

Goodreads review by Julie

I was disappointed with this book. I had high hopes as I had just finished The Midwife's Revolt, which was well researched and written. This however felt that it was written in hast. A quick add on to the the success of the first book. I was excited to see that the author said she was writing a book......more

Goodreads review by wendy knowles

One of the best historical fiction books I have read! I love reading historical fiction from the revolution war time period and civil war time period. This was a delight to read and I was unable to put it down. The story of Eliza was so intriguing and it was fun to read her point of view after readin......more

Goodreads review by Maria

Our Own Country by Jodi Daynard is a very unique sequel to The Midwife’s Revolt. In the Midwife’s Revolt, we meet Lizzie Boylston, recently widowed, she finds herself having to survive alone during the turbulent years of the American Revolution. Lizzie’s husband had a sister, Eliza, rich and oblivio......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca

I don't typically read historical fiction and this book made me wonder why I don't. I enjoyed it immensely, and in doing a bit of my own research, it was very clear that the author went to great lengths to get it right. The main plot, as it was explained to me, was a love story between a white woman......more