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There’s a lot of history in A Founding Mother. I love that in biofiction. The novel is highly readable, engaging, and because of the historical detail, enlightening.

A Founding Mother: A Novel of Abigail Adams

A Founding Mother is a compelling, deeply researched novel that puts Abigail Adams where she belongs: seated alongside America’s earliest, most prominent and influential founding male figures.

N.J. Mastro

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