The Floating Theatre
This captivating tale of courage and redemption will sweep you away
Published on 15. June 2017
238 pages
978-1-78576-285-7 (ISBN)
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'Completely charming' Imogen Hermes Gowar, author of The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock
'An engaging story with lovely detail' Daily Mail
Ohio, 1838. To save the lives of others, a young seamstress must risk her own.
When young seamstress May Bedloe is left alone and penniless on the shore of the Ohio, she finds work on the famous floating theatre that plies its trade along the river. Her creativity and needlework skills quickly become invaluable and she settles in to life among the colourful troupe of actors. She finds friends, and possibly the promise of more ...
But cruising the border between the Confederate South and the 'free' North is fraught with danger.
For the sake of a debt that must be repaid, May is compelled to transport secret passengers, under cover of darkness, across the river and on, along the underground railroad.
But as May's secrets become harder to keep, she learns she must endanger those now dear to her.
And to save the lives of others, she must risk her own . . .
A gloriously involving and powerful read for fans of The Essex Serpent and Tracy Chevalier's The Last Runaway.
'An engaging story with lovely detail' Daily Mail
Ohio, 1838. To save the lives of others, a young seamstress must risk her own.
When young seamstress May Bedloe is left alone and penniless on the shore of the Ohio, she finds work on the famous floating theatre that plies its trade along the river. Her creativity and needlework skills quickly become invaluable and she settles in to life among the colourful troupe of actors. She finds friends, and possibly the promise of more ...
But cruising the border between the Confederate South and the 'free' North is fraught with danger.
For the sake of a debt that must be repaid, May is compelled to transport secret passengers, under cover of darkness, across the river and on, along the underground railroad.
But as May's secrets become harder to keep, she learns she must endanger those now dear to her.
And to save the lives of others, she must risk her own . . .
A gloriously involving and powerful read for fans of The Essex Serpent and Tracy Chevalier's The Last Runaway.
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The Floating Theatre
This captivating tale of courage and redemption will sweep you away
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Martha Conway has been nominated for an Edgar Award and won the North American Book Award for Best Historical Fiction. She teaches creative writing for Stanford University's Continuing Studies Program. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she is one of seven sisters. She now lives in San Francisco with her family.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Contents
- Praise for The Floating Theatre
- Also by Martha Conway
- Dedication
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
- Chapter 18
- Chapter 19
- Chapter 20
- Author's Note
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- For Your Reading Group
- For Discussion
- Enhance your Reading Group
- In Conversation with Martha Conway
- Copyright
