The Winthrop Woman, Anya Seton
The Winthrop Woman, Anya Seton
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The Winthrop Woman

Author: Anya Seton

Narrator: Corrie James

Unabridged: 27 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/21/2014

Synopsis

In 1631 Elizabeth Winthrop, newly widowed with an infant daughter, set sail for the New World. Against a background of rigidity and conformity she dared to befriend Anne Hutchinson at the moment of her banishment from the Massachusetts Bay Colony; dared to challenge a determined army captain bent on the massacre of her friends, the Siwanoy Indians; and, above all, dared to love a man as her heart and her whole being commanded. And so, as a response to this almost unmatched courage and vitality, Governor John Winthrop came to refer to this woman in the historical records of the time as his "unregenerate niece."

Anya Seton's riveting historical novel portrays the fortitude, humiliation, and ultimate triumph of the Winthrop woman, who believed in a concept of happiness transcending that of her own day.

About Anya Seton

Anya Seton (1904-1990) wrote ten bestselling historical novels, including Avalon, Foxfire, Green Darkness, and My Theodosia. Although she lived primarily in Greenwich, Connecticut, she traveled extensively in order to do the research necessary for the lifelike feel of her fiction.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mela on November 13, 2022

It is a masterpiece of the genre (a historical fiction). Anya Seton was a master. I am speechless. I couldn't sleep last night I just had to read it to the end. Even now, by noon, I am enchanted. On the cover of my copy is written: "Perhaps the greatest gifts Anya Seton brings to her historical novels......more

Goodreads review by Carol on July 20, 2011

A sleazier, sexier, version of THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND. Elizbeth is sexy. Elizabeth likes luxury, fancy clothes, and handsome men. Elizabeth is not a perfect fit for Puritan New England, but thanks to several lucky marriages and husbands who all seem to conveniently die at the right moment, she......more

Goodreads review by Judy on March 10, 2011

The #8 top bestseller of 1958 was another door stopper but also an excellent piece of historical fiction. It made my list of Best Books Read in 2010. Elizabeth Fones, the woman of the title, was the niece of John Winthrop who became the first governor of Massachusetts in 1630. Elizabeth married her......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth (Alaska) on February 11, 2018

I enjoyed this so much more than Katherine which I did not especially care for. For many readers, my enjoyment may be exactly opposite of theirs. Elizabeth was a much more accessible character to me. I could empathize with her. Strong-willed in a time when women were only expected to be obedient, sh......more

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