Bride of Liberty

by Frank Yerby

TWO DARING SISTERS - IN LOVE WITH THE SAME MAN!

Polly Knowles had always lived in the shadow of her sister. Kathy Knowles was a fiery, charming girl who thrived on the attentions of all men. Polly could only love one man - Ethan.

But Ethan was an officer in General Washington's rebel army - the criminal rabble that threatened to destroy everything in Polly's life. And Ethan belonged to Kathy.

As war exploded across the colonies and Polly faced the bloody ravages of hatred, frenzy and screaming death - she knew that she would do anything to win Ethan from her sister....

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction

Paperback

First published September 1, 1954

About the author

Born in Augusta, Georgia to Rufus Garvin Yerby, an African American, and Wilhelmina Smythe, who was caucasian. He graduated from Haines Normal Institute in Augusta and graduated from Paine College in 1937. Thereafter, Yerby enrolled in Fisk University where he received his Master's degree in 1938. In 1939, Yerby entered the University of Chicago to work toward his doctorate but later left the university. Yerby taught briefly at Florida A&M University and at Southern University in Baton Rouge.

Frank Yerby rose to fame as a writer of popular fiction tinged with a distinctive southern flavor. In 1946 he became the first African-American to publish a best-seller with The Foxes of Harrow. That same year he also became the first African-American to have a book purchased for screen adaptation by a Hollywood studio, when 20th Century Fox optioned Foxes. Ultimately the book became a 1947 Oscar-nominated film starring Rex Harrison and Maureen O'Hara. Yerby was originally noted for writing romance novels set in the Antebellum South. In mid-century he embarked on a series of best-selling novels ranging from the Athens of Pericles to Europe in the Dark Ages. Yerby took considerable pains in research, and often footnoted his historical novels. In all he wrote 33 novels.

Reviews

[TheQueensBooksII · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is one of Yerby's historical fiction books for young adults. As such it reads well and is engaging, but would be simplistic for adult readers. What makes his books interesting regardless of targeted age group is that Yerby is a deep researcher and presents little known facts which seem to have been lost to time. Could it be, for example, that there was more to the Boston Tea Party than we've been taught?

[John · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have now read 10 books by this author, 5 were great and the others not. This was one of the nots. It simply was not interesting for me. Yerby tried too hard to get as many historical names and dates into the story. A days boring read.

[Maja - BibliophiliaDK ✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

The only thing I didn't really like about this book was the gender roles. Even though Polly was described as an efficient, strong and intelligent girl there were still parts were she was so much of a submissive, airheaded girl that it really bothered me. But the rest of the story was really good and sweet.

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

A woman loves the man promised to her older sister.

[Vmontgzz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Primera novela que leo de este autor, aunque tiene una historia romantica todo ocurre en el marco historico de la guerra de independencia de los Estados unidos y resulta muy interesante.