A Founding Mother
A Novel
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- 12,99 €
Publisher Description
In time for the 250th Anniversary of the birth of the United States comes a sweeping, intimate portrayal of Abigail Adams—wife of one president and mother to another—whose wit, willpower, and wisdom helped shape the fledgling republic. A stunning historical novel with modern-day implications from the New York Times bestselling authors of America’s First Daughter and My Dear Hamilton.
In the heart of revolutionary Boston, Abigail Adams raises her children amid riots, blockades, and the outbreak of war. While her husband, John Adams, rises from country lawyer to nation-builder, often away for years at a time, Abigail builds her own independence—managing their farm, making lucrative investments, amassing savings, battling plague and loss, and defending their home. Unafraid to speak her mind, she famously offers fearless political counsel, urging John to “remember the ladies” in the new government. Through it all, she becomes his most trusted confidante and indispensable ally.
When peace is secured, Abigail steps onto the world stage—exchanging ideas with Thomas Jefferson in the French countryside, navigating court life as the wife of the Minister to Great Britain, and presiding over the parlor politics of the early American republic in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. Even after her husband’s presidential administration, she continues battling political foes and working behind the scenes to advance her family, secure independence for the women in her life, and ensure a better life for the next generation of Americans.
From war-torn streets to the chandeliered halls of power, A Founding Mother is the unforgettable story of a woman ahead of her time—one whose voice, vision, and valor still resonate powerfully today.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Step into the world of one of early America’s most influential women with this captivating historical novel from Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie. The duo behind My Dear Hamilton dive into the life of Abigail Adams, wife of second U.S. president John Adams, drawing on over 1000 letters she left behind. Abigail is remembered to this day for advising her husband to “Remember the Ladies” as the all-male Continental Congress worked to determine the nation’s founding laws. Dray and Kamoie intimately explore the complex woman behind this iconic, proto-feminist quote, from shepherding her family through the Revolutionary War to her role-defining tenure as First Lady. Impressively, the authors never shy away from the maddening contradictions of 18th- and 19th-century American society. Their deft storytelling makes it unmistakably clear that nothing can protect a woman of this era from being subject to the rule of men—even being the respected confidante of a sitting president.
