The Poet's Daughter
by C. K. McAdam
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Pub Date 30 Sep 2024 | Archive Date 23 Sep 2024
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Description
1801. In the quiet and idyllic parsonage of Sessenheim, France, Anna has received an extraordinary education under the watchful eye of her grandfather, the village pastor. But a most shocking revelation turns her world upon its head: her father is none other than the legendary Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Sent away to the culturally vibrant city of Weimar to live with her father, Anna finds herself trapped in a gilded cage, paraded before suitors of good name and fortune. But Anna yearns for more than marriage. She longs to write, a secret she guards fiercely from her unsuspecting father. A chance encounter with Friedrich, a set carpenter at the Weimar Theater, ignites a friendship that fuels her hidden passion.
With the rumble of the invading French army and her heart refusing to yield to her father's wishes, Anna plots her escape. But when she discovers her father has found and used her writing, she sets out to fight not only for her love of words but for the man who sees her true spirit.
Journey with Anna in The Poet's Daughter as she defies convention and embraces her destiny in this story of courage, ambition, and unexpected love.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9798990561748 |
| PRICE | US$14.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 206 |
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Featured Reviews
Debbi B, Reviewer
The story is fascinating - a young woman who doesn’t know that she is the illegitimate daughter of Goethe, living in a small village in Alsace. Raised by her mother and grandfather, the local parson, Anna is sent to Weimar to live with the father she hadn’t known about, to make a marriage that will give her the security she lacks in the village. Anna quickly becomes friends with her father’s current (and long term) live in love, Christianne, who Goethe refuses to marry in spite of their having a child together, Anna’s half brother August. The relationships between Christianne, Anna’s father, her half brother, all make up a fascinating part of the story. When a nobleman asks for Anna’s hand in marriage, she refuses it, preferring instead a love match with a local theater worker.
The story itself is fascinating, and Anna is a wonderful character.
Lindsay M, Reviewer
CK McAdam has done it again!! The story of Anna- the Poet’s Daughter is a must read and I could not put it down!!! The author has brought historical fiction into modern times tackling not only the relationships between a father and daughter during Anna’s coming of age, but also the challenges of a young woman finding her voice and stepping out of her father’s shadow. I can’t wait to see what time period CK McAdam’s tackles next!!
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