She grew up in New York State, in Lewis and Westchester counties, and attended the University of Rochester where she majored in English Literature and European History. She is a co-author of Fatal Throne, which explores the lives of King Henry VIII's six wives, for which she wrote the part of Anna of Cleves, Henry's fourth wife. Lisa Prolman, Greenfield Public Library, MAJennifer Donnelly is the author of thirteen novels - Poisoned, Stepsister, Lost in a Book, These Shallow Graves, Sea Spell, Dark Tide, Rogue Wave, Deep Blue, Revolution, A Northern Light, The Tea Rose, The Winter Rose and The Wild Rose - and Humble Pie, a picture book for children.
An outstanding choice for historical-fiction fans, particularly those who have read Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy. Donnelly's characters ring true to life, and the meticulously described setting forms a vivid backdrop to this finely crafted story. Finally, they'll experience her awakening when she realizes that she cannot live her life for others. Readers feel her fears for her friend Weaver-the first freeborn child in his family-when he is beaten for being black and his college savings are stolen, and enjoy their love of words as they engage in language duels. The protagonist tells her tale through flashback and time shifts from past to present. Grace's story weaves its way through Mattie's, staying in the background but providing impetus.
In 1906, Grace Brown was killed by Chester Gillette because she was poor and pregnant, and he hoped to make his fortune by marrying a rich, society girl. This is a breathtaking tale, complex and often earthy, wrapped around a true story. Then, before she can comply, Grace's body is found in the lake, and the young man who was with her disappears, also presumably drowned. Now, Mattie has promised Grace Brown, a guest at the Adirondack summer resort where she works, to burn two bundles of letters. She promises to marry handsome Royal Loomis even though he doesn't appear to love her.
She is stuck on a farm, living in near poverty, with no way of escaping, even though she has been accepted at Barnard College. Mattie Gokey, 16, a talented writer, promised her dying mother that she would always take care of her father and younger siblings.
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