Brave Enemies, Robert Morgan
Brave Enemies, Robert Morgan
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Brave Enemies

Author: Robert Morgan

Narrator: Lia Patal

Unabridged: 11 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/27/2003


Synopsis

As the War for Independence wore on into the 1780s, unrest ruled the Carolinas. Settlers who had cleared the land after the Cherokees withdrew were being mustered for battle as British forces pillaged their hard-won farms. Robert Morgan's stunning novel tells a story of two people caught in the chaos raging in the wilderness.

After sixteen-year-old Josie Summers murders her abusive stepfather, she runs away from home disguised as a boy. Lost in the woods, she accepts a young preacher's invitation to assist in his itinerant ministry. Eventually her identity is revealed and affection grows between the two. But when the preacher is kidnapped by British soldiers, Josie disguises herself once again and joins the militia in a desperate attempt to find him.

Brave Enemies is a gripping story of people brought together by chance and torn apart by war—a story of enduring love and of the struggle to build a homeland.

About The Author

ROBERT MORGAN is the author of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, most notably his novel Gap Creek and his biography of Daniel Boone, both of which were national bestsellers. A professor at Cornell University since 1971 and visiting writer-in-residence at half a dozen universities, his awards include Guggenheim and Rockefeller fellowships and an Academy of Arts and Letters Award for Literature. He was inducted into the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame in 2010. Find him online at www.robert-morgan.com.


Reviews

I am almost ashamed to admit that my favorite part of the book was a section entitled "Reaching Across Boundaries," which followed the Acknowledgements at the end. In the "Boundaries" section, the author directly adressed something I had thought of while reading the book. The book is written mostly......more