Thursday, August 8, 2013

Benjamin Franklin's Bastard by Sally Cabot

Benjamin Franklin's Bastard by Sally Cabot


If you like to read literary historical novels and want a really good read, this ones for you.

Set in the colonial times in Philadelphia it traces the early life of Benjamin Franklin and the two of the many loves of his life plus the son William born to him, the bastard of the title.It goes on to trace out Benjamin's rise to fame and the conflict between his wife Deborah and his son's mother Anne It is a well rounded book and shows the different morals and social behavior of the times. It describes Benjamin Franklin, the printer, inventor and politician of his time and I found out all kinds of things about this very clever man that I did not know before. It is not a dull and dusty tome but is extremely readable and makes you feel empathy with all the characters in the book. I shall look for other books by Sally Cabot. She is a fine author.

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