without even reading a synopsis I have faith that her books are going to move me in some way and she hasn't proved me wrong so far.
This is Alison Rattle's third historical novel following the wonderful The Quietness and The Madness, both of which I thoroughly enjoyed and cemented her as one of my "auto buy" authors i.e. Instead of freedom, is Alice in fact more trapped, alone and in danger than ever before? Prince ignites a passion in Alice that she never knew existed, and she dares to think she might be free at last.īut as Alice becomes more deeply drawn into the life of Prince's strange religious sect, secrets are revealed that seem to hint at a darker nature lurking behind the man's charm.
She escapes to join the Agapemonites in their Abode of Love, where ex-Reverend Henry Prince rules his isolated colony of women as their Beloved. A constant disappointment to all but her doting father, she longs for the day that she might break free from the stifling atmosphere of her mother's rule.Īfter a chance encounter with a charming stranger, and a final incident with her family that sees her condemned to the madhouse, Alice sees her opportunity to run and grasps it with both hands. Mesmerizingly attentive to nature-its beauty, its fragility, and its redeeming powers-she asks what it means to live in community with wilderness and to allow our identities to be shaped by our interactions with it: our story as its story.Escape from a bullying mother takes one young woman to an even more dangerous place.Īlice Angel has known only a life of rules, restriction and punishments as she strays from the rigid path of Victorian proprietary that her mother has set out for her. She reveals the ways that a fresh perspective or new experience in any environment can incite wonder, build unexpected connections, and provide solace or salvation.
Inspired by five beloved settings-eastern Pennsylvania, Vermont, California, western Oregon, and the spot atop the Wisconsin hill where she now resides-Townsend considers the role that place plays in shaping the self. With sparkling, lyrical prose, The Green Hour undulates effortlessly through time like a red-winged blackbird. Before the event begins, you will see a countdown and the event image. Alison Townsend will appear on Crowdcast to discuss The Green Hour in conversation with Catherine Jagoe. To understand how she came to live in the Midwest, she takes a journey through personal landscapes, considering the impact of geography at pivotal moments in her life, vividly illuminating the role of mourning, homesickness, and relocations. When Alison Townsend purchased her first house, in south-central Wisconsin, she put down roots where she never imagined settling.
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