The Passionate Rebel

by Helene Lehr

Despite her support of the rebelling American colonists, Gillian Winthrop is shocked when her grandmother announces Gillian's betrothal to Tory Philip Meredith, a patriot masquerading as a Tory... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• ISBN: B001UYWYPO
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: BMI Books
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Enjoyable read. Probably a 3+.

Set during the american revolution, gillian is a diehard patriot working in her brother-in-law's tap room to pick up information that will help her cause. She lives with her grandmother, a Tory who supports and wines and dines the British. As Gillian's guardian, Alice betrothes Gillian to Phillip. Phillip is a "British" lawyer mingling freely with the "enemy" and is very attracted to Gillian. Of course he can't tell her his real mission. They zig and zag with Gillian rejecting Phillip until she finds out he's on her side and by then she's alienated him beyond hope. She thinks. There are subplots and the characters are all well written with steadfast beliefs.George Washington appears several times in the dialogue and the historical details appear accurate. I enjoyed this book and am glad I read it but it's not a "keeper".