Martha Peake A Novel of the Revolution

"A hint of parody hangs over [some] passages..., as though the book was an exercise in seeing what can be done with bygone literary modes. Much can be done. The book is never less than a gripping story; but we wonder at times about the sophistication behind the narration. It is almost an anthology of old fictional standbys....One of the virtues of the novel, however, is that Martha Peake's life comes across as heroic and remarkable...; the book is as much a good yarn as an anti-yarn."McGrath, Patrick is the author of 'Martha Peake A Novel of the Revolution' with ISBN 9780375701313 and ISBN 0375701311.