by Christine Blevins. A stirring debut novel?of love, struggle, and savagery on America's colonial frontier? (Bernard Cornwell). They call her Dark Maggie for her thick black hair, but the name also has a more sinister connotation.5/5(7). Praise for MIDWIFE OF THE BLUE RIDGE: “A terrific book! A riveting tale of love, struggle and savagery on America’s colonial frontier.” —Bernard Cornwell “Blevins does not soft-pedal the brutal realities of women’s lot in the colonies, but gives strong, skilled Maggie pluck and hope.” —Publishers Weekly. My debut novel MIDWIFE OF THE BLUE RIDGE (August ) takes the reader to the wilds of 18th century colonial America. This story was inspired by information unearthed researching family history. My latest release, THE TORY WIDOW (April ) begins in in New York City at the eve of rebellion, and is the result of a lifelong fascination with the foundations of American history and the revolutionary /5.
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This is the first novel by Christine Blevins and she debuts as a winner. Maggie experiences the murder of her parents after the battle of Culloden. In running away she helps a wounded soldier to return home to his wife to die. His wife is a renowned Midwife and takes her in as her own and teaches her everything she knows. My debut novel MIDWIFE OF THE BLUE RIDGE (August ) takes the reader to the wilds of 18th century colonial America. This story was inspired by information unearthed researching family history. My latest release, THE TORY WIDOW (April ) begins in in New York City at the eve of rebellion, and is the result of a lifelong fascination with the foundations of American history and the revolutionary spirit. In Maggie Duncan crosses the ocean from Scotland arriving in Virginia as an indentured servant. She's strong, smart, tough and she's a midwife. Colonial Virginia isn't for the faint of heart. Women have no rights, colonists own slaves, the Native American's are being stripped of their lands. If you're not a survivor, you'll be dead in short order on the frontier.
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