The Wives of Henry Oades (Center Point Platinum Reader's Circle (Large Print))

Moran, Johanna

ISBN 10: 1602858306 ISBN 13: 9781602858305

Publisher: Center Point Pub, 2010

Synopsis

A family epic based on a true story follows the experiences of Henry Oades, who in the late 19th century loses his family to Maori kidnappers and remarries in California only to learn of his original family's escape, a situation that compels him to live in bigamy. A first novel. (Historical fiction).

About this title

Review:

'A beguiling, promising debut. Serious, sometimes horrific developments are lightened by touches of understated, salty wit in Moran’s fact-based historical, a fresh and unusual story.' Kirkus Reviews

'Intriguing and evocative...It’s Margaret surviving the wilderness, Nancy overcoming grief and the two women bonding that give this book its heart and should make this a book group winner' Publishers Weekly

'Equal parts love story and courtroom drama, Johanna Moran's “The Wives of Henry Oades” is a compelling story of good people caught in impossible circumstances, and a community that rushes to judge rather than to understand.' Meg Waite Clayton, author of the bestseller “The Wednesday Sisters”

'A stellar debut novel. A delicious and painful tale of marriage, suffering, tolerance and sacrifice – a historical saga seen through the lens of two wives, one husband, and the disapproving, cantankerous rabble at the end of Victorian America.' Jamie Ford, bestselling author of “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet”

About the Author:

Johanna Moran lives in Florida with her husband, John. She has travelled extensively, working as a Pan Am stewardess, and has visited all the places mentioned in this book. She first came across this story through her father, a professor of law. The Wives of Henry Oades is her first book.

About this edition

• Publisher: Center Point Pub
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1602858306
• ISBN 13: 9781602858305
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 444