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The Third Mrs. Galway

By: Deirdre Sinnott
Narrated by: Rebecca Lee
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It’s 1835 in Utica, New York, and newlywed Helen Galway discovers a secret: Two runaway slaves are hiding in the shack behind her husband’s house. Suddenly, she is at the center of not only the era’s greatest moral dilemma, but her own, as well. Should she be a “good wife” and report the fugitives to her husband? Or will she defy convention and come to their aid?

Within her home, Helen is haunted by the previous Mrs. Galway, recently deceased but still an oppressive presence. Her husband, injured by a drunken tumble off his horse, is assisted by a doctor of questionable ambitions who keeps a close eye on Helen. In charge of all things domestic is Maggie - formerly enslaved by the Galway family and freed when emancipation came to New York eight years earlier.

At the same time, Utica is at the center of emancipation efforts as abolitionists arrive for the founding meeting of the New York State Anti-Slavery Society. Those who plead for an immediate end to enslavement are attacked by newspapers accusing them of being insurrectionists and traitors to the Constitution. Everyone faces dangerous choices as they navigate this intensely heated personal and political landscape.

©2021 Deirdre Sinnott (P)2021 Scribd Audio Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Marriage New York
Intriguing Storyline • Believable Characters • Excellent Twists • Suspenseful Plot • Multidimensional Plotlines
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This was exactly the type of story I was searching for...wish there was a follow up...good job

great book

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I enjoyed the story, the historical notes, and the comedy of errors. It ended beautifully.

Fantastic

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I loved the multidimensional characters and plot lines. To my literary tastes, this is quite a talented author. So glad to finally have discovered her. LOVE!

Great narration & excellent compassionate narrative

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liked the pace, intensity, and believable characters, loved the setting of this historical fiction novel

excellent plots, expense, character development, realism

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I’m giving it Just 4 stars because of the curse words. Book did mention God that that doesn’t mean much when curse words are in it.

Good book

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I so enjoyed everything about The Third Mrs. Galway. I was expecting the boy with the glasses, who young Joe thought looked very much like him, to be his brother that Imari had by her brutally abusive owner. Other than that, it was an excellent presentation in every way!

SHEER EXCELLENCE

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i actually enjoyed the story but the narration was poor. This book could have been enthralling with some good narration. i still recommend the book if you like this genre.

A good story

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This story enlightened me to the interconnectedness of people who in many ways live differently than others, but who are nonetheless connected in deep and meaningful ways.

The ties between women

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My only dislike was that the date was wrong in the beginning of the book. Everything else is great 😊

I love the maid

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Toward the climax, the story got very complicated, but so is the phenomenon of slavery. I think it is a very good intersection of women's rights and the different anti-slavery movements in the north of the U.S. This book could be a historical fiction for high school library bookshelves, as well.

The performance added just enough characterization, without creating caricatures.

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