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Title: Hearth and the Eagle by Anya Seton ISBN: 0-449-23641-2 Publisher: Ballantine Books (Mm) Pub. Date: 01 September, 1978 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $2.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: History preserved through fiction
Comment: Marblehead today is a yuppie heaven; shiny SUVs ply the tree-lined streets, and over-ample pseudo-colonial mansions crowd their small lots. North of Boston, "Marblehead" has become a synonym for "posh" and "snotty". This is ironic, for I remember it in my childhood, half a century ago, a rough town of drinkers, cursers, and womanizers who didn't give a damn for any outsider's opinion. Marbleheaders could be recognized anywhere by their accent and by certain 'code' words. I still think of it in my imagination, strong as the New England rocks that line the shores, the rain dripping into the narrow lanes off the now long-gone elms, mournful seagull cries over the shingled roofs of odd wooden houses by the harbor. That was the Marblehead I knew, full of fields, woods, ponds, and small farms; wildflowers and butterflies; pale red starfish in the tidal pools. Yeah, it's gone now. It's just a shadow of that raffish self.
But if you want to know what it was, if you want to capture the flavor of this, my beloved home, be sure to read THE HEARTH AND EAGLE, which takes you from early colonial days, when Marblehead was a rowdy offshoot of serious Salem, to the 1920s. I won't advise you that this is the best novel you'll ever read, but for sure it is the best one ever written about this town. If you've read it, you'll practically be able to find your way around the winding streets that always lead down to the sea. The author did her research while living at 30 Franklin Street, which her imagination turned into an inn by the name of the title. She may not have been a local, but she certainly captured the flavor of town and depicted a long stretch of Marblehead history through the lives of her characters. If my description grabs you, get hold of this book. Then come visit the town and see how it's changed.
Rating: 5
Summary: Richly detailed characterizations
Comment: This book captures all the details of Marblehead's unique history in memorable characterizations. Reading Hearth and Eagle will make those not blessed with an address in Marblehead long to visit and experience this unique stetting for themselves. A wonderful read. I could not put it down. My copy has been passed through half of Marblehead's residents!
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the Best books on my list!
Comment: I am only twelve, but I found this book fabulous! Although put into easily read text, The Hearth and Eagle is a complex and extremly enjoyable book. My mother has lived in Marblehead for a good period of her life, and it has always been to me a funky kind of town. However, after reading this book, I realised how spirited 'Headers have always been. While reading it during school, the people sitting near me would continually roll their eyes as I proceeded to make endless faces and gasps, totally absorbed in the book!
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Title: Foxfire by Anya Seton ISBN: 0449240177 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1979 List Price(USD): $14.50 |
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Title: Smouldering Fires by Anya Seton ISBN: 0451072766 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: January, 1977 List Price(USD): $14.50 |
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Title: Turquoise by Setonm Anya ISBN: 0449230880 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1977 List Price(USD): $1.95 |
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Title: Dragonwyck by Anya Seton ISBN: 156849484X Publisher: Buccaneer Books Inc Pub. Date: 01 December, 1994 List Price(USD): $37.95 |
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Title: Avalon by Anya Seton ISBN: 0340027134 Publisher: Trafalgar Square |
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