Flight of the Sparrow

Posted on 06 October 2018 by Amy Belding Brown

She suspects that she has changed too much to ever fit easily into English society again The wilderness has now become her home She can interpret the cries of birds She has seen vistas that have stolen away her breath She has learned to live in a new, free wayMassachusetts Bay Colony, 1676 Even before Mary Rowlandson is captured by Indians on a winter day of violence and terror, she sometimes found herself in conflict with her rigid Puritan community Now, her home destroyed, her children lost to her, she has been sold into the service of a powerful woman tribal leader, made a pawn in the on going bloody struggle between English settlers and native people Battling cold, hunger, and exhaustion, Mary witnesses harrowing brutality but also unexpected kindness To her confused surprise, she is drawn to her captors open and straightforward way of life, a feeling further complicated by her attraction to a generous, protective English speaking native known as James Printer All her life, Mary has been taught to fear God, submit to her husband, and abhor Indians Now, having lived on the other side of the forest, she begins to question the edicts that have guided her, torn between the life she knew and the wisdom the natives have shown her Based on the compelling true narrative of Mary Rowlandson,Flight of the Sparrow is an evocative tale that transports the reader to a little known time in early America and explores the real meaning of freedom, faith, and acceptance.READERS GUIDE INCLUDED Best Read Flight of the Sparrow [ By ] Amy Belding Brown [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr This story is a great reminder of how much the world has changedand even how much has not changed Mary Rowlandson was a Puritan woman in Massachusetts Bay colony, in 1676 It was a man s world Women did not participate in town meetings and were excluded from decision making in the church Mary was married to a preacher a subordinate to her husband If Mary questioned The authority of the established church she would risk terrible punishment such as public humiliation including a whi This story is a great reminder of how much the world has changedand even how much has not changed Mary Rowlandson was a Puritan woman in Massachusetts Bay colony, in 1676 It was a man s world Women did not participate in town meetings and were excluded from decision making in the church Mary was married to a preacher a subordinate to her husband If Mary questioned The authority of the established church she would risk terrible punishment such as public humiliation including a whipping in front of the church As awful as life was for Mary as a puritan women, she gets captured by the Indian community She fears life is about to get worse At first life is harder She feels as if her brain is banging against the wall of her skull She had nothing to eat or drink except melted snow since the attack She wonders how long it will be before her strength gives out And what will happen then But her strength does not give out She does ...She throws the bird up into the air, but it drops to the snow, flaps its wings twice and flutters toward the cage Mary stares down at it The cage is the only home Row has known With all the strength that she can muster, she kicks the cage away The bird rises, turns west, then north, darts over the roof of the house, and is instantly gone And we are left with the impending transformation of Mary White Rowlandson Perhaps it is not only Mary s metamorphosis, but admittedly, our own This is She throws the bird up into the air, but it drops to the snow, flaps its wings twice and flutters toward the cage Mary stare...There is always something special about reading a novel based on the life of an actual person This book is abut Mary Rowlandson, married to a preacher and living in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1676 She and her three children are captured by Indians, and kept for three months until she is ransomed The Puritan society was a harsh, judgmental society, one to which I am so happy not to have belonged The husband is the head of the household and all must submit Children are not treated with m There is always something special about reading a novel based on the life of an actual person This book is abut Mary Rowlandson, married to a preacher and living in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1676 She and her three children are captured by Indians, and kept for three months until she is ransomed The Puritan society was a harsh, judgmental society, one to which I am so happy not to have belonged The husband is the head of the household and all must submit Children are not treated with much affection and even grieving is not allowed, everything is God s will and any emotion is seen as taking away from the glory of the Lord.Horrified at her captivity, she eventually learns to love the sounds of nature, the freedom the Indians have and the wonderfully affectionate way they treat their c...3.75 I hope readers will come away with a sense of what it was like to live in Puritan culture and society and an awareness of the complexity of English Native relationships in the 1600s I would say she succeeded I am fairly well read on the subject of United States Native American culture issues in the 1700 1800s concerning tribes from the plains over to the western coast, but was not so enlightened with this time period or area I certainly did not know that tribal members were exported int 3.75 I hope readers will come away with a sense of what it was like to live in Puritan culture and society and an awareness of the complexity of English Native relationships in the 1600s I would say she succeeded I am fairly well read on the subject of United States Native American culture issues in the 1700 1800s concerning tribes from the plains over to the western coast, but was not so enlightened with this time period or area I certainly did not know that tribal members were exported into slavery to Barbados and other places Inspired by actual persons and events, the author wrote a story of a woman and her children s kidnapping murder, confinement slavery, and eventual release back into their Massachusetts Bay Colony lifestyle Her research was extensive and certainly convinced me that as a woman, I would have perished in Puritan society I m sure I would have been tried as a witch for rebelling against my husband Most certainly, as a female, remaining as a slave...Living in a structured house, living in a wetu.Having enough food, always hungry.Not showing love to your children, cherishing your children.Living a strict Puritan existence, living carefree.Never experiencing the pleasure of nature, hearing every little part of nature.All those statements show the differences Mary Rowlandson found when comparing her Puritan life to her life in Indian captivity.Which way would you want to live Mary Rowlandson and many others were captured by Indians and were fo Living in a structured house, living in a wetu.Having enough food, always hungry.Not showing love to your children, cherishing your children.Living a strict Puritan existence, living carefree.Never experiencing the pleasure of nature, hearing every little part of nature.All those statements show the differences Mary Rowlandson found when comparing her Puritan life to her life in Indian captivity.Which way would you want to live Mary Rowlandson and many others were captured by Indians and were forced to live within the Indian community It was a harsh life for her as well as the entire Indian community Despite the hardships, Mary blended in well and was protected by an Englishman.You will follow Mary as she transforms from a Puritan English woman into an Indian woman She loved her transformation and found the link to nature and peace that she didn t have as the wife of a strict Puritan minister.FLIGHT OF THE SPARROW was very well rese...TEN STARS to Amy Belding Brown s Flight of the Sparrow Couldn t put it down For the past several years I have felt that every book tells the same old sad stories just cast with characters of different names descriptions You would think the old south has nothing but poor little rich debutantes rebelling against their planned marriages If I see another secrets revealed book where the heroine finds her great grandmother s lost love letters in a trunk in the attic or hidden behind a floor bo TEN STARS to Amy Belding Brown s Flight of the Sparrow Couldn t put it down For the past several years I have felt that every book tells the same old sad stories just cast with characters of different names descriptions You would think the old south has nothing but poor little rich debutantes rebelling against their planned marriages If I see another secrets revealed book where the heroine finds her great grandmother s lost love letters in a trunk in the attic or hidden behind a floor board, I fear I may retreat from reading new authors completely.At last, something differen...3.5 stars An engaging book with some unignorable flaws.This story is a fictionalized account of Mary Rowlandson s life, particularly her experience as a captive of a Native American tribe for almost 3 months I picked this book because I wanted to read a fiction book about Native Americans, and it s nearly impossible to find any that aren t cheesy romance novels blech And although this one dances dangerously close to being a romance, it ultimately stays grounded in serious historical fictio ...Solid read based on the true story of a Puritan woman who was taken into captivity by the Native Americans in the late 1600s She is later returned to her family and finds that she has changed in ways that make it difficult to live her previous life of piety and submission Her questioning of the conventionality of the time leads to problems for her in her marriage and within her community The novel mostly focuses on her internal struggle and frustration of trying to fit back into civilized l Solid read based on the true story of a Puritan woman who was taken into captivity by the Native Americans in the late 1600s She is later returned to her family and finds that she has changed in ways that make it difficult to live her previous life of piety and submission Her questioning of the conventionality of the time leads to problems for her in her marriage and within her community The novel mostly focuses on her internal struggle and frustration of trying to fit back into civilize...I received this book for free through Goodreads Giveaways.I had forgotten what it was like to be consumed by a great work of historical fiction Flight of the Sparrow is everything historical fiction should be I felt transported to seventeenth century Massachusetts and learned so much about the Puritan way of life as well as the Native American way of life This time period is such a little known era in colonial American history and I don t recall King Phillip s War being taught in my...A captivating story of the Puritan culture in 17th century colonial America Mary Rowlandson is married to a strict and uncompromising Puritan minister Her life revolves around serving her husband, raising her children and keeping her home Yet, Mary has felt constricted and confined by the Puritan standards Mary and her children are captured by Native Americans when their homes and village are brutally attacked In her time of captivity, Mary experiences cruelty, but also is at times shown ki A captivating story of the Puritan culture in 17th century colonial America Mary Rowlandson is married to a strict and uncompromising Puritan minister Her life revolves around serving her husband, raising her children and keeping her home Yet, Mary has felt constricted and confined by the Puritan standards Mary and her children are captured by Native Americans when their homes and village are brutally attacked In her time of captivity, Mary experiences cruelty, but also is a...

English
06 October 2018

Amy Belding Brown