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Lyons Pride
The Lyon family escapes from the turmoil of civil war in England and struggles to build a new life in America
- GenresHistorical Fiction
342 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1983
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April 1, 2015
DNF So dry and boring..zzzzz I yield at page 60. Move on...
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February 4, 2011Lyon's Pride begins in England in 1616 as family patriarch Bennett Lyon marries the much younger Caroline Grover, and his children from the first marriage are not exactly thrilled. The union produces one child, Rebeckah (Bek) and she is the main focus of the story when many members of the Lyon family escape the unrest in England between King and Parliament and strike out for a new life in Jamestown, Virginia.
"She had harvested thistles from a sweet, plowed field. She knew a legion of prayers to ask forgiveness from God. She knew no words to ask forgiveness from a man so wronged he asked for nothing from his wife but a little kindness."
Bek is forced to marry at a young age to a man not of her choosing, but she eventually makes the best of it in the end. Pretty much what follows are the ups and downs of Colonial life as the Lyon family continues to grow and prosper, but also suffer heartbreak, tragedy and great losses as well. There are some interesting moments, and I was especially struck at the difficulties of those in the colonies when Charles I was removed from the crown and the Roundheads controlled England. What do you do with land given to you by the King's Charter when there is no king anymore?
While this book had a lot of potential (and is most definitely not a romance), the writing is a bit dry and there's a lot more telling than there is showing. Along with that, Bek's extended family is just that - too extended. Despite a very thorough family chart telling you who is who, the family is so darned BIG that I was always having to look back to the chart to remember who was who and that very much distracted from the reading experience. If you are interested in the period you might want to pick this one up, but otherwise I'd recommend giving this one a pass.
"She had harvested thistles from a sweet, plowed field. She knew a legion of prayers to ask forgiveness from God. She knew no words to ask forgiveness from a man so wronged he asked for nothing from his wife but a little kindness."
Bek is forced to marry at a young age to a man not of her choosing, but she eventually makes the best of it in the end. Pretty much what follows are the ups and downs of Colonial life as the Lyon family continues to grow and prosper, but also suffer heartbreak, tragedy and great losses as well. There are some interesting moments, and I was especially struck at the difficulties of those in the colonies when Charles I was removed from the crown and the Roundheads controlled England. What do you do with land given to you by the King's Charter when there is no king anymore?
While this book had a lot of potential (and is most definitely not a romance), the writing is a bit dry and there's a lot more telling than there is showing. Along with that, Bek's extended family is just that - too extended. Despite a very thorough family chart telling you who is who, the family is so darned BIG that I was always having to look back to the chart to remember who was who and that very much distracted from the reading experience. If you are interested in the period you might want to pick this one up, but otherwise I'd recommend giving this one a pass.
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