A Time for Treason: An Novel of the American Revolution

by Anne Newton Walther

Book Overview

From the gentle landscape of the Virginia coast to the final moments of an event at Bermuda s Tobacco Bay, A Time For Treason delivers passion, intrigue, and power on a grand scale, along with a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0967670306
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Tapestries
• Length: 454 Pages
• Weight: 1.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.5" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

A tme for Treason

I enjoyed this book, pareticularly as there was a family connection to one of the main characters. Well researched,

Blissful escape

If you are looking for an escape this is the book for you. It is labeled a historical fiction because it includes both fantasy and reality. Do not be dissuaded by those who express disdain about the historical depth of this work. I think those opinions are inappropriately harsh considering Walther does not claim this book to be non-fiction. Books are a form of entertainmment as well as study.On the reader's journey, she or he will come across beautiful Virginia countryside,breathtaking water views and skies off the island of Bermuda,unforgettable characters and will also learn some fascinating bits of history during the period of the American Revolution. Walther writes an absorbing, beautiful and powerful story which lingers long after the last page is turned. This is a story of love, fierce loyalty, espionage and patriotism.I thoroughly enjoyed this book precisely because I was looking for a blissful escape and a journey and not a history lesson. It seems we all take ourselves a bit too seriously nowadays. Indulge yourself, live a little!

Fun Read II

This is a great, fun, historical fiction work. As said by others, it may not provide doctoral-level historical information, but it provides an exciting and beautiful backdrop to a fast-paced story. To expect otherwise is a bit unfair. She is not distributing a textbook. In addition to it being a fun read, it makes the reader want to visit the rolling hills and tidewater areas of Virginia, and the paradise that is Bermuda.

A Time for Treason

A Time for Treason achieves just what historical fiction should - transportation to another place, another time, another frame of mind. By sampling from a variety of experiences - some of them very daily and ordinary - Walther weaves an intimate tapestry of life during the revolution. We also learn about how Bermuda and her people aided the cause. And we see it all through the beautiful (and foreign) eyes of Eugenie, an elegant and egalitarian Frenchwoman. She is ostensibly visiting colonial Virginia to acquire horses for her stable, but Eugenie's additional purpose is to provide information to her homeland (England's enemy) and to aide in the American Revolution.We can hear the horses, taste the food, see the colors, and feel the electricity in the air during this tumultuous time in American history. Slaves and servants are dealt with in a way that feels honest without making any awkward efforts toward 20th century political correctness. Even the more earthy bits between man and woman are included, though they are presented in the discrete envelope of a dream.For those of us who grew up with a black and white version of the American revolution "Treason" is required reading. Common hindsight has categorized opinion and behavior of the day into neat little boxes that did not exist during the revolution. Alliances and allegiances were not as clearly defined as less subtle, less sensitive versions of history might have us believe. "Treason" is a great escape and a fun read.

What a Time for Treason!

A Time for Treason takes one back to when your Country came before affairs of the heart. A terrific page turner made all the better by imagining the past treachery whilst sitting on the beach in Bermuda.