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The Midwest Book Review
“Expounding an historical epic of honor and love during the time of the Wars of the Roses, The Rose of York: Love & War is both dramatic and evocative in its portrayal of struggling souls making the best choices they can in an unjust world. A deftly written, reader engaging, thoroughly entertaining and enthusiastically recommended historical novel which documents its author as a gifted literary talent.”
The Historical Novels Society
“This admirable novel belongs on the shelf of all true Ricardians, next to Daughter of Time.”
–– India Edghill
“A beautifully written novel etched by a masterful storyteller.”
–– Wendy J. Dunn, author of DEAR HEART, HOW LIKE YOU THIS? and winner of the 2003 Glyph Award for Best General Fiction
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Author's Acknowledgments ·
Civil War Letter
My Dear Readers,
I wish to correct an omission in my Author's Note. John Neville's letter of farewell to his wife written on the eve of battle draws heavily from an actual letter written on July 14th, 1861 during the American Civil War by Major Sullivan Ballou to his wife, Sarah. Major Ballou was killed at the first battle of Bull Run.
At the risk of pulling the reader out of the fifteenth century, I decided to draw from the letter because it seemed fitting to me that these two honorable men, both soldiers, both deeply in love with their wives, both facing death in a civil war, should somehow be united on that page of my book. Four hundred years separate John Neville and Major Ballou, but history repeats itself, and never more poignantly than here. My intent, for those who recognize the famous letter, was to underscore this tragic point.
In the next edition of the book, my Note will be amended to include a citation of Major Ballou's contribution. Heroes never die as long as they are remembered. For this reason in particular, I deeply regret the error of omission in my Author's Note.
Those who wish to read Major Ballou's letter and learn more about him may go to this link: http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/war/ballou_letter.html
Shakespeare's Influence
Readers, please note:
I wish to acknowledge the influence of William Shakespeare's famous Romeo and Juliet scene in the Prologue, which highlights the amazing similarities between the two love stories.
The Author
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