Evangeline Hardcover - 2010

Media reviews

"Ben Farmer brings a legend to life in Evangeline, evokingwith grace and panache the travails of the Acadians in mid-eighteenthcentury America from Nova Scotia to New Orleans. Farmer is a wonderfulstoryteller, and readers won't soon forget this tale of love and fortitude.Simply riveting." -Keith Donohue, New York Times bestselling authorof The Stolen Child, and Angels of Destruction

"Majestic and stately as Conrad Richter's Awakening Land Trilogy,Evangeline is a big book from a big mind." -Katharine Weber, authorof True Confections and Triangle

ćFarmer delivers anevocative impression of American colonial and frontier life; hisdescriptions of everything from the Maryland frontier to a Louisiana swampsettlement give a real sense of the New Worldďs newness. Ameticulously-rendered setting . . a passion-driven plot.Ć --PublishersWeekly

ćFarmerďs Evangeline will satisfy readers whoallow themselves to swoon, who enjoy sentimentality.Ć --ForeWordReviews

ćNow Farmer has reinvested this classic adventure talewith plenty of historical detail and character traits that will surely bringit alive for many new readers.Ć --BookReporter.com

"Ben Farmerprovides an intriguing novelization of the classic Longfellow poem. Thestory line brings to life the French-British conflict in North America as itintrudes on colonial existence. Although the history overwhelms the casteven the title character, readers will enjoy Mr. Farmerďs detailedimpressive look at the impact of the hostilities between the French andBritish had on the North American colonists and the regional Indian tribes".-- Harriet Klausner, Midwest Book Review

ćThe book isbeautifully written and does a good job of bringing the characters to life.Ć-- Historical Novels Review

ćThe book faithfully followsLongfellow's poem but adds background material on characters GabrielLajeunesse and Evangeline BellefontaineĆ -- Lafayette DailyAdvisor

ćAn engrossing retellingÔThis is historical fiction atits bestĆ -- Tri-Parish Times AUTHORBIO: Ben Farmer lives inMaryland, where he was born and raised. He graduated from Kenyon Collegewith a degree in history. He has worked as a teacher, an editor, and in abooking agency for musicians. Evangeline is his debut novel.END