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Booth's Sister
written by Jane Singer
Studio : Bell Bridge Books
by Bell Bridge Books
Publisher : Bell Bridge Books
Released : 2008-07-01
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780980245332
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 44 reviews)
List Price : $14.95
Our Price : $9.50
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Product Description |
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"My brother killed Abraham Lincoln. That is my weight, my shame. While he remained at large, I was held captive in my home. I should have told the soldiers who came with guns drawn and bayonets at the ready this true thing: I might have stopped him, for I harbored him and kept his secrets. I was a pie safe locked tight and guilty as he." Asia Booth Clarke was twenty-nine years old and pregnant when Union soldiers and Federal detectives stormed her Philadelphia home in search of her assassin-brother. John Wilkes Booth's older sister had grown up in one of America's most notoriously troubled but spectacularly acclaimed acting families. "Johnny" and Edwin, her handsome brothers, were the matinee idols of the era. When John Wilkes Booth's crime left the nation in furious mourning and the Booth family under a dark cloud of accusation, it was Asia who bore the brunt. Booth's Sister was inspired by Asia Booth Clarke's personal memoirs. Author, Civil War scholar and storyteller Jane Singer has masterfully imagined the family dynamics and intimate dilemmas that led to one of America's most fateful crimes and left a sister's life in shambles. |
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I enjoyed it. |
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I liked this book. I was able to get it when it was a freebie. It was a fairly quick and easy read. I don't think I would have picked it, if it hadn't been free. |
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Fairy Tale--Shakespeare--Stream of Consciousness--WOW! |
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I agree whole heartedly with "Transporting"--this is a truly amazing book. After finishing it last evening, I went right to OpenLibrary to try to find Asia Clarke Booth's book entitled, The Unlocked Book. They have it but unfortunately, not for Kindle. They do have a couple of other titles by her that might very well be worthwhile reading. I congratulate Ms. Singer on a creatively marvelous book! It took a few chapters to really get what she was trying to achieve -by then I was hopelessly hooked. She is a true talent and a thorough researcher. |
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Really Bad |
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The worst book I have ever tried to read in my life, and I read a lot. Would have given it zero stars if I could. Not interesting, drags, on and on....... First time I have never finished a book. |
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Fresh Perspective |
Disclaimer: I got this e-book for free in exchange for a review.
The book tells the story of Asia Booth Clarke who is placed under house arrest the night her brother shot President Lincoln. The book is divided into two parts, part one is when Asia reflects on her childhood and the second takes place in adulthood after the murder of President Lincoln.
The first part (young Asia) was difficult to read and confusing, but the second part (adult Asia) was interesting with its perspective and easier to get through. The writing style is old fashioned and heavy handed, I believe the author used Asia's diary and /or memoires as a guideline but the style didn't work for me; to boot there are a lot of Shakespeare quotations peppered around the book, understandable since the Booths were a family of famous Shakespearean actors, but instead of adding to the story I felt it just made it more difficult to read (too much of a good thing?).
I don't know what to think of this book.
I never really got into the novel even though it was an interesting read about an event we all know about, but from a fresh (to me) perspective. I was really looking forward to reading this book, maybe that's why I was not too thrilled with it.
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breathtakingly beautiful |
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As a teacher of American Literature, I admire Singer's deft knitting together of various events in Asia Booth's life that illustrate the oneness Asia felt with her brother John Wilkes and the conflicts related to that closeness. Singer brings to life the Booth family's dysfunction as well as its idiosyncratic creativity with unforgettable imagery and metaphor. From there she gives the reader an episodic narrative to construct the psychology of both Asia and John. Yes, the reader has to work to piece the story together, but that effort reaps a rich reward. As with all great literature, the novel deepens with each re-reading. Singer possesses a rare capacity to meld her scholarly research on the Civil War with engrossing fiction. A treasure! |
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