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A review by mmrohbock
A More Perfect Union by Tammye Huf
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
5⭐
PG for low steam, but includes whipping and abuse to enslaved people
THIS BOOK WAS AMAZING. You don't need to know anything else, just go preorder it now and I promise you won't regret it because this is the best historical fiction book I've read since Yellow Wife and that is a pretty high bar right there.
Do you enjoy feeling sad when you read? What happy? Angry? Hopeful? Distraught? Thrilled? Well I felt all of those feelings reading this book and I loved every moment... Even when I got to the end and I was very worried as to whether this would be a happy book or a sad book.
A More Perfect Union is the story of a man who leaves Ireland during the potato famine for America who falls in love with a slave woman when working on a plantation and their determination to seek her freedom together. Even better? It's based on the author's great-great grandparents story.
From start to finish, this book was incredible. Sarah was this clever woman balancing refinery politics from the family who owned her to the slave who ran the household and hated Sarah. I didn't think Henry was really worthy of Sarah at first and was just a bit lovesick, but he grew to have a much deeper understanding of how his actions contributed to the condition of slavery. Sarah put Henry in his place when he tried to compare being poor to being enslaved and that conversation is sadly still relevant today when people try to equate class struggles with racism.
The reality of slavery is harrowing and Tammye Huf puts it all out there, along with the struggle of the Irish potato famine. But there were also so many beautiful tender moments between Sarah and Henry that balanced out my anger and sadness with joy and hopefulness. I loved this book and I really do want everyone to read it because it was just so special and wonderful and educational. If you like any historical fiction at all, read this book!!!!
PG for low steam, but includes whipping and abuse to enslaved people
THIS BOOK WAS AMAZING. You don't need to know anything else, just go preorder it now and I promise you won't regret it because this is the best historical fiction book I've read since Yellow Wife and that is a pretty high bar right there.
Do you enjoy feeling sad when you read? What happy? Angry? Hopeful? Distraught? Thrilled? Well I felt all of those feelings reading this book and I loved every moment... Even when I got to the end and I was very worried as to whether this would be a happy book or a sad book.
A More Perfect Union is the story of a man who leaves Ireland during the potato famine for America who falls in love with a slave woman when working on a plantation and their determination to seek her freedom together. Even better? It's based on the author's great-great grandparents story.
From start to finish, this book was incredible. Sarah was this clever woman balancing refinery politics from the family who owned her to the slave who ran the household and hated Sarah. I didn't think Henry was really worthy of Sarah at first and was just a bit lovesick, but he grew to have a much deeper understanding of how his actions contributed to the condition of slavery. Sarah put Henry in his place when he tried to compare being poor to being enslaved and that conversation is sadly still relevant today when people try to equate class struggles with racism.
The reality of slavery is harrowing and Tammye Huf puts it all out there, along with the struggle of the Irish potato famine. But there were also so many beautiful tender moments between Sarah and Henry that balanced out my anger and sadness with joy and hopefulness. I loved this book and I really do want everyone to read it because it was just so special and wonderful and educational. If you like any historical fiction at all, read this book!!!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Violence, and Racism
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault