Author

Publication

2003 - Harcourt, Orlando, Fla, Florida

Language

English

Word Count

56,500 words, Guess

Page Count

226 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC[Fic]
  • LCCPZ7.R459 Or 2003
  • LCCPZ7.R459Or 2003

Description

Patrick Henry, the famous statesman, has a secret: He keeps his wife in the cellar. Slowly losing her mind, Sarah Henry has become a danger to herself and her children. But daughter Anne has a secret of her own: She knows which child will inherit their mother's madness. Told from the point of view of the Henry children, this compassionate tale explores the possibility that Patrick Henry's immortal cry of "Give me liberty, or give me death," which roused a nation to arms, was first spoken by his wife as she pleaded for her own freedom.

Description

With their father away most of the time advocating independence for the American colonies, the children of Patrick Henry try to raise themselves, manage the family plantation, and care for their mentally ill mother.

Subjects

Topics

FamilyCausesFictionHistoryFamily lifeMental illnessJuvenile fiction

Genres

  • Fiction
  • Juvenile fiction

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Other Editions

  • Or give me death: a novel of Patrick Henry's familyHarcourt2003-01-01

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