An Uncommon Woman

by Laura Frantz

Book Overview

Unflinching and plainspoken, Tessa Swan is not your typical 18th-century woman. Born and bred on the western Virginia frontier along with her five brothers, she is a force to be reckoned with.

Quiet and courageous, Clay Tygart is not your typical 18th-century man. Raised by Lenape Indians, he returns a hero from the French and Indian War to the fort that bears his name, bringing with him Tessa's long-lost friend, Keturah, who disappeared from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800734955
• ISBN13: 9780800734954
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

An original adventure story in 1770.

An Uncommon Woman by Laura Frantz pages: 382 published by: Revell Publishing and Baker Publishing Reviewed by: T. Hoover, USA An original adventure story spanning from Pennsylvania to the Western Borderlands in Western Virginia. Tessa Swan is a 24 year old lass, who dreams of a more modern existence, overmountain-where the struggle to survive isn't such a life and death struggle, every day. Her family operates Swan Ferry on the Buckhannon River. Her father was killed by indians; her 5 brothers working so hard in the fields and at the ferry; she and her mother struggling to keep the farm going-mountains of foods to cook every single day. Clay Tygart, has always had to struggle to survive. Around 7 years old, he was stolen by Indians-his mother and father killed. Later, he was rescued by Whites and forced to live with the Plain People, since they were the closest thing he had to living relatives. He, accompanied by Jude and Maddie, a married couple that had been with him for a long time, on their way to Fort Tygart in Western Virginia, to take over as the Post Commandant. He is afraid to love anyone or to let anyone get close, he has lost every single person who ever loved him. The Post needs constant operations, to keep up with the warring Indians and sending out scouts, constantly. Clay and Tessa try to fight any feelings that they have towards each other, but it is futile. Quite pleasant story, there are murders, blood, kidnappings-all sorts of things you would expect on the Western Front. I received a complimentary copy of this book from Revell Publishing and LibraryThing and was under no obligation to leave a review. An Uncommon Woman by Laura Frantz pages: 382 published by: Revell Publishing and Baker Publishing Reviewed by: T. Hoover, USA