{"product_id":"the-brief-and-true-report-of-temperance-flowerdew-9781665088138","title":"The Brief and True Report of Temperance Flowerdew","description":"\u003cp\u003eDetermined to set the historical record straight, and clear her conscience, Temperance Flowerdew--the wife of Virginia's first two governors--puts quill to paper, recounting the hardships that nearly brought the Jamestown colony to its knees, and the extraordinary sacrifice of her servant girl, Lily.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she steps aboard the \u003ci\u003eFalcon\u003c\/i\u003e in 1609, Temperance Flowerdew is not only setting sail from England to the distant shores of America, she's embarking upon a future of opportunity. She doesn't yet know how she will make her mark, but in this new place she can do or be whatever she wants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilling as she is to brave this new world, Temperance is utterly ill-equipped to survive the wilderness; all she knows is how to live inside the pages of adventure and philosophy books. Loyally at her side, Lily helps Temperance weather pioneer life. A young woman running from lifelong accusations of witchcraft, Lily finds friendship with Temperance and an acceptance of her psychic gifts. Together, they forge paths within the community: Temperance attempts to advise the makeshift government, while Lily experiences the blossoming of first love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as the harsh winter approaches, Lily intuitively senses a darkness creep over the colony and the veneer of civilized life threatens to fall away--negotiations with the Indians grow increasingly hostile and provisions become scarce. Lily struggles to keep food on the table by foraging in the woods and being resourceful. Famine could mean the end of days. It's up to Lily to save them both, but what sacrifice will be enough to survive?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA transporting and evocative story, \u003ci\u003eThe Brief and True Report of Temperance Flowerdew\u003c\/i\u003e is a fiercely hopeful novel--a portrait of two intrepid women who choose to live out their dreams of a future more free than the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeinze, Denise:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDenise Heinze\u003c\/b\u003e, a former literature professor and a PhD graduate of Duke University, writes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. She is the author of a scholarly work on Toni Morrison, and the eco-thriller \u003ci\u003eSally St. Johns\u003c\/i\u003e. A descendant of Louisa May Alcott, she lives in North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52000286408978,"sku":"9781665088138","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c931d4c8-8522-4c25-849e-9677006b7e77.jpg?v=1770192906","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-brief-and-true-report-of-temperance-flowerdew-9781665088138","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}