Book Review:
Hidden Legacy
by Deborah Stitt
Hidden Legacy
By Margaret Hodapp
191 pages
Softcover
2003 PublishAmerica
$19.95
ISBN: 1-4137-1154-5
Looking for love, deceit, adventure, mystery
and even a bit of a ghost story? Then Hidden Legacy might
be the book for you. This historical novel starts off in late
18th century Ireland and then quickly moves to Virginia. Tessa
O’Donnell, a poor 40 something Irish widow, discovers
her husband had planned to leave her and go to America when
she finds a ticket in his belongings after his untimely death.
Deciding to use the ticket herself, Tessa befriends a well-to-do
English woman named Melissa Duncan during the ocean voyage
to Virginia. Melissa takes Tessa under her wing. As a result,
this friendship changes Tessa’s life forever. In America
Tessa finally gets a life she could only dream about but she
will lose it all if she does not overcome some very difficult
challenges.
Hidden Legacy will give you a glimpse
into the life of women in the late 1700s in America and the
hardships they had to endure to survive. This book is a departure
from many historical novels that feature sweet young things
as the heroine. It shows that women over 40 can live an exciting
life, be in love, handle adversity, enjoy the love of a child
and be beautiful too. Amen to that.
Deborah Stitt lives in Florida
with her husband. She works from home and is the mom of two
adult sons. Deborah is the founder and publisher of Prime
of Her Life.com and is also an editor at WAHM.com.
