The Spinster, the Rebel, and the Governor

Margaret Bent is a feisty redhead who's determined to remain unmarried so that she can be free to own land under her own name. She's also determined to freely worship as a Catholic in an England that is making that increasingly dangerous and difficult. She moves to Maryland, where she not only pursu......more

I love the way this author writes but even more so the research in this book, the way the story is told makes me wish I could have met Margaret Brent. Every woman should read this book and appreciate Brent and Author Dietz. M. Glenda Rosen......more

It is evident from the get-go that this novel is the result of a staggering amount of research on the part of the author into early American colonial history, the origins of Maryland and Virginia, the pivotal players in colonial government and, most importantly, the first woman lawyer in America, Ma......more

Author, Charlene Bell Dietz, did an amazing of job of piecing together the personality of and life of Margaret Brent. Margaret Brent presented 134 court cases to pre-colonial Maryland (1638-1648). Just this piece of information filled me with awe. What type od education do she have, how did she have......more

The author has done a marvelous job of bringing the early history of the fledgling state of Maryland alive in this historical novel. As a resident of the state, I recall hearing the names Lord Baltimore and Father Andrew White and about the ships the Ark and the Dove bringing settlers to Maryland in......more