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This is the first novel from pataki, daughter of former new york state governor george e. It was subtle, but ohsowonderful, and i found myself rooting for these two outspoken martha and taciturn thomas. The traitors wife is a refreshing departure from the typical royalthemed historicals pervading the market today. The years in between are full of challenges, which the title character rises to admirably.
Everyone knows benedict arnoldthe infamous revolutionary war general who betrayed america and fled to the british as historys most notorious turncoat. Category historical fictionromance publication date february 11, 2014. The traitors wife, a prequel of sorts to my first novel, the heretics. Pdf the traitors wife a novel download ebook for free. The traitor s wife allison pataki, 2014 howard books 496 pp. I hardly knew anything about peggy arnold and was intrigued about reading about what the wife of such an infamous man was like.
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