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What Readers Are Saying:
(reviews posted on Amazon and reader e-mails)
"Lena Joy Rose sets a traditional love story against a a fascinating background, the intersection of two historical wrongs - slavery, and the Trail of Tears. The setting is rich with drama and tension." C. McCallum "Book lover"
(Los Angeles, CA, USA)
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(reviews posted on Amazon and reader e-mails)
"Lena Joy Rose sets a traditional love story against a a fascinating background, the intersection of two historical wrongs - slavery, and the Trail of Tears. The setting is rich with drama and tension." C. McCallum "Book lover"
(Los Angeles, CA, USA)
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"An impressive achievement by Lena Joy Rose. This book reaffirms survival and ultimate triumph of the human spirit. I thoroughly enjoyed the read. Escape to Falmouth is full of history, romance 'obeah' and a whole cast of characters weaved together in a well told story that is thoroughly informative and entertaining. My
husband and I give it two thumbs up!!"
- Doreen & George Cornelius (Ontario Canada)
- Doreen & George Cornelius (Ontario Canada)
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"Escape To Falmouth" transports us to the American South and Jamaica in the 1830s, sweeping us up in the tumultuous love affair between an escaped slave and a Cherokee maiden. It's classic story-telling on par with the Jamaican classic "The White Witch of Rose Hall" and the American "Gone with the Wind." Read it, and get lost in time, place and heady romance."
- A. Roblin (Allentown, Pennsylvania)
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About the Book
When a feisty, Cherokee beauty and a strong-willed, male, runaway slave lock their destinies together in a headlong pursuit of freedom, they unleash forces that deny their liberty, threaten to destroy their love and propel them into dangerous exploits.
Displaced by a presidential edict in 1838, Awanessa, and her entire Cherokee tribe, must leave their homeland in the Southeast United States to march thousands of miles on the arduous Trail of Tears. Meanwhile, Awanessa wages a personal battle that leads her to rescue Jeremiah, a slave on the run, who is being attacked by trackers and bloodhounds. As the couple's lives intersect, they yearn to find their place in an intolerant world.
In a desperate race for survival, Awanessa and Jeremiah flee the Smoky Mountains to the Okenofee Swamps of Georgia with the Seminoles, and later, St. Augustine, Florida. By a twist of fate, they end up in post-emancipation Jamaica where they discover a new world of possibilities while confronting jealousy, mistrust, deception and obeah.
As they boldly stake a claim for their future, vengeance strikes, loyalties are put to the test, a life is perilously at risk and they wonder, what price will they have to pay for freedom?
Displaced by a presidential edict in 1838, Awanessa, and her entire Cherokee tribe, must leave their homeland in the Southeast United States to march thousands of miles on the arduous Trail of Tears. Meanwhile, Awanessa wages a personal battle that leads her to rescue Jeremiah, a slave on the run, who is being attacked by trackers and bloodhounds. As the couple's lives intersect, they yearn to find their place in an intolerant world.
In a desperate race for survival, Awanessa and Jeremiah flee the Smoky Mountains to the Okenofee Swamps of Georgia with the Seminoles, and later, St. Augustine, Florida. By a twist of fate, they end up in post-emancipation Jamaica where they discover a new world of possibilities while confronting jealousy, mistrust, deception and obeah.
As they boldly stake a claim for their future, vengeance strikes, loyalties are put to the test, a life is perilously at risk and they wonder, what price will they have to pay for freedom?
Books are available at the following retail outlets in Jamaica:
Chronicles, Shop #3, Upper Manor Park Plaza, Kgn.
Falmouth Books, 18 Market Street, Falmouth
Trelawny Pharmacy & Bookstore, Falmouth
Island Books, Whitter Village at Ironshore, MoBay
