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A review by musiquedevie
Love Thy Neighbor: The Tory Diary of Prudence Emerson by Ann Turner
5.0
A very timely read, 'Love Thy Neighbor' takes a look at the "enemy" side of its times, Tories.
Ann Turner gives you something to think about as she shows what life was like in Massachusetts for a girl and her family in a town where their beliefs and thoughts are seen as evil and contrary to the popular Patriot movement.
Prudence and her family were wonderful characters who really came to life and gave one a chance to know not only life in that time period shortly before the American Revolutionary War but also the feelings and emotions one goes through as life as they knew it ceased. When neighbors turned against them, when friends dropped them aside and when their own safety in their own house was threatened, all because their beliefs differed from the town and its townspeople.
Considering this volatile political environment we're all now living in, 'Love Thy Neighbor' makes you think and teaches some valuable lessons we all should be remembering. I look forward to reading more of Ann Turner's work in the future.
Ann Turner gives you something to think about as she shows what life was like in Massachusetts for a girl and her family in a town where their beliefs and thoughts are seen as evil and contrary to the popular Patriot movement.
Prudence and her family were wonderful characters who really came to life and gave one a chance to know not only life in that time period shortly before the American Revolutionary War but also the feelings and emotions one goes through as life as they knew it ceased. When neighbors turned against them, when friends dropped them aside and when their own safety in their own house was threatened, all because their beliefs differed from the town and its townspeople.
Considering this volatile political environment we're all now living in, 'Love Thy Neighbor' makes you think and teaches some valuable lessons we all should be remembering. I look forward to reading more of Ann Turner's work in the future.