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Cargando... Isobel Gunnpor Audrey Thomas
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In 1806, a young Orkney woman, disguised as a man, signs on with The Company of Adventurers to work in Rupert's Land. She works willingly and well until she is discovered about to give birth. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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 Google Books — Cargando...GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Clasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio: (4.5)
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Isobel Gunn was a woman who grew up on the Orkney Islands (Scotland) in the late 1700s/early 1800s, but decided to disguise herself as a man in 1806 to get to Rupert's Land (part of what is now Canada). She worked as a man for over a year before giving birth to a son and being found out. Not much is known about the real Isobel Gunn.
This wasn't quite what I expected, as it was not told from Isobel's point of view. It was told from the point of view of a minister in Rupert's Land, a minister who also grew up in Orkney, and had met Isobel a couple of times when she was a little girl (although she didn't remember him). So, it initially took me a little bit to realize this and that the book wouldn't switch to Isobel's point of view. Once I finally gave in to that, it got a little more interesting for me in the second half of the book. Overall, it was good, just not quite what I expected (