See why Library Journal raves, "This absorbing and vivid portrait of 19th-century America will attract serious historical fiction fans. While she was raised in a strict Irish-Polish Catholic family, from an early age Glickman felt an affinity toward Judaism and converted to the faith when she married. Born on the south shore of Boston, Mary Glickman studied at the Universit de Lyon and Boston University. As their stories converge in the shameful machinations of history, three outsiders will bear witness to the horrors known as Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act-just as they also discover the possibility for hope. An Undisturbed Peace is her fourth novel. See why Library Journal raves, "This absorbing and vivid portrait of 19th-century America will attract serious historical fiction fans."įrom the author of Marching to Zion and One More River comes a sweeping novel of American history.
There is Abrahan, a young Jewish immigrant who must live in indentured servitude to his uncle until his debts have been fulfilled. As their stories converge in the shameful machinations of history, three outsiders will bear witness to the horrors known as Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act-just as they also discover the possibility for hope. An Undisturbed Peace by Mary Glickman About the Book Mary Glickmans sweeping historical novel is the story of a trio of outsiders who will each be profoundly affected by the Indian Removal Act. Who among us doesn’t long for the state of mind and heart that is quiet and calm A place where our inner being is as tranquil and undisturbed as a quiet lake We pray that as you read through the following 5 days' reflections from Our Daily Bread, you will experience Jesus' gift of peace - of mind and heart. Twenty years ago, she renounced her family's plans for her to marry a wealthy white man-a decision that soon proves fateful.Īnd in Georgia, a black slave named Jacob has resigned himself to a life of loss and injustice in a Cherokee city of refuge for criminals.įrom the author of Marching to Zion and One More River comes a sweeping novel of American history. Some fifty miles west, Dark Water of the Mountains, the daughter of a powerful Cherokee chief, leads a life of irreverent solitude. But Abe's visions of a privileged apprenticeship in the Sassaporta Brothers' empire are soon replaced with the grim reality of indentured servitude.
Abrahan Bento Sassaporta Naggar has traveled to America from the filthy streets of East London in search of a better life. Hailed as "the finest depiction of the infamous Trail of Tears," this unflinching novel sheds light on a tragic history (Pat Conroy).Īs the tribes of the South make the grueling journey across the Mississippi River, a trio of disparate characters is united by a "far-reaching story of love, courage, and honor" ( Booklist).
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