A surprising Revolutionary War tale of a family beset by a motherโs mental illness: โOften grippingโฆthe portrayal of Patrick Henry is unusually complex.โโPublishers Weekly
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Patrick Henry, the famous statesman of the American Revolution, has a secret: He keeps his wife in the cellar. Itโs the only alternative to an asylum, for, slowly losing her mind, Sarah Henry has become a serious danger to herself and her children.
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Narrated by the Henrysโ two daughters, Patsy and Anne, who must take on new responsibilities, this compassionate novel explores the possibility that Patrick Henryโs immortal cry of โGive me liberty or give me deathโ may have first been spoken by his wife as she pled for her freedomโand โdelivers another intriguing spin on historyโ from the popular author of young adult fiction (Kirkus Reviews).
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Includes a reader's guide