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    Anne of the Fens
    Anne of the Fens
    Anne of the Fens
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    Anne of the Fens

    By Gretchen Gibbs

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    Should Anne risk arrest and scandal to help a fugitive escape? Her decision will change her life.

    In 1628, with England torn by conflict, fifteen-year old Anne Dudley helps a rebel escape from Tattershall Castle through the watery fens. Pursued by the sheriff and his men, who view her Puritan family as traitors to the king, Anne risks more than the loss of her reputation as the daughter of the earl's steward - she also risks death. Set in a period when women and men were burned or hanged for their religion, the novel tells the story of a girl who must cope with a woman’s feelings while she struggles with romantic turmoil, political danger, and doubts about her own beliefs. When she takes up her pen, we glimpse the grown Anne Dudley Bradstreet, whose Colonial writings are still loved and honored today.

    From a talented new voice in historical fiction, Gretchen Gibbs’ Anne of the Fens joins The Book of Maggie Bradstreet in The Bradstreet Chronicles. Records about the author's well-known ancestors give birth to her stories. Read the series—enriched by the historical content in each book's back pages—in any order.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGlenmere Press
    Release dateApr 30, 2015
    ISBN9780985294878
    Anne of the Fens
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    Gretchen Gibbs

    Gretchen Gibbs grew up in a small town in Massachusetts, close to Boston, named for the English town of Boston where Anne of the Fens takes place. She obtained her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Harvard University, which recently dedicated the Anne Dudley Bradstreet Gate in Anne’s honor. A psychologist who taught, practiced, and conducted research for many years, Gretchen has published books and articles in psychology as well as short stories, memoir, and poetry.Anne of the Fens is her second novel. The Book of Maggie Bradstreet was her first, written about Anne's granddaughter during the 1692 witch trials.  Gretchen is descended from both Maggie and Anne.

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