Dear Companion
Author | : Kelly Joyce Neff |
Publisher | : Hampton Roads Publishing |
Total Pages | : 636 |
Release | : 1997-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781571740755 |
ISBN-13 | : 1571740759 |
Rating | : 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Martha (Patty) Jefferson is often seen as little more than a background figure overshadowed by her husband's political, literary, and scientific achievements. Dear Companion, by contrast, vividly depicts a wife, mother, and busy mistress of a plantation. We come to know the Jeffersons as a young couple very much in love and share in all the joys and sorrows of their ten-year marriage. Although presented as historical fiction, this biography is actually reconstructed from the author's past-life recall. Ms. Neff's intense familiarity with the period enables her to bring wonderfully to life a time and family that will be forever of interest to all Americans.