Title: A good topic, poorly executed
Review: I purchased this book because I was reminded of a favorite from my childhood, Peggy by Lois Duncan, which is no longer in print. I wanted to revisit the history of Peggy Shippen from another author's point of view. I was torn as I read the book whether to keep going or put it down because I was interested in the historical characters but bored with the created ones. Yet even the historical characters were drawn thinly with no credible foundation for their actions. Additionally, the author's choice of words (soup bubbling on the hearth--so cliche!) and methods of conveying story (talking to the cow?) were intrusive and jarring. While this is a great topic for a historical novel that can spur readers to explore parts of history on their own, I think that the book itself is poorly executed and would have benefited from a focused editing.
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