"A Song of a Single Note: A Love Story" by Amelia E. Barr, is a historical fiction that places the Semple family in conflicted times during the American Revolutionary War. Major themes involve love, allegiance, and the hardships of a society torn apart by opposing forces. The story follows the Semple family and their relationships, particularly young Maria Semple, as she leaves Boston and returns home to stay with her grandparents amid political conflict in New York, which is already suffering under British rule. Readers are shown the city’s beauty contrasted with its disrepair. Elder Semple thinks about how war has affected them when he gets a letter from his son, while Maria's arrival ushers in a new era for the family. Different social dynamics are presented, revealing the divide between royalists and rebels, thus establishing the backdrop for a story of political relationships mixed with the hopes and struggles of a young woman coming of age during chaos.
A Song of a Single Note: A Love Story
By Amelia E. Barr
Amidst the chaos of war, a family grapples with love and loyalty as a young woman returns home to a world torn apart by political strife.
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About the AuthorAmelia Edith Huddleston Barr was a British novelist and teacher. Many of the plots of her stories are laid in Scotland and England. The scenes are from her girlhood recollection of surroundings. Her works include, Jan Vedder's Wife, A Border Shepherdess, Feet of Clay, Friend Olivia, The Bow of Orange Ribbon, Remember the Alamo, She Loved a Sailor, A Daughter of Fife, The Squire of Sanddal Side, Paul and Christina, Master of His Fate, The Household of McNeil, The Last of the Macallisters, Between Two Loves, A Sister to Esau, A Rose of a Hundred Leaves, A Singer from the Sea, The Beads of Tasmer, The Hallam Succession, The Lone House, Christopher and Other Stories, The Lost Silver of Briffault.
Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr was a British novelist and teacher. Many of the plots of her stories are laid in Scotland and England. The scenes are from her girlhood recollection of surroundings. Her works include, Jan Vedder's Wife, A Border Shepherdess, Feet of Clay, Friend Olivia, The Bow of Orange Ribbon, Remember the Alamo, She Loved a Sailor, A Daughter of Fife, The Squire of Sanddal Side, Paul and Christina, Master of His Fate, The Household of McNeil, The Last of the Macallisters, Between Two Loves, A Sister to Esau, A Rose of a Hundred Leaves, A Singer from the Sea, The Beads of Tasmer, The Hallam Succession, The Lone House, Christopher and Other Stories, The Lost Silver of Briffault.
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