The Break: Tales From a Revolution - Nova-Scotia

YA-only-means-no-gratuitous-erotica, colonial-america, american-rev-war, Nova-Scotia, family-dynamics, friendship, historical-novel, historical-places-events, historical-research, history-and-culture***** Loyalists. Not the King's soldiers or the rebel rabble (our family portrayed said rabble for years), but ordinary citizens who believed in the King of England and all that entailed. Including a young girl and her father, her friend's family, and so many others. They sort of had choices: move away from their homes near Boston, stay and tolerate the harassment by their neighbors, or return to their ancestral homes. Susannah and her father moved to Nova Scotia even as the French speakers were being deported and her friend, Emma, and family remained. The story of the years just prior to and throughout the war is revealed through their letters to each other with all the social changes as well as personal ones. It's good to see the other side of a disagreement and not just through the perspective of soldiers. I have come to trust the author's diligence in thoroughly researching the factual matters and appreciate the humanization of all of his remarkable characters. As this tale was told through the perspective of a girl, the narrator this time is Tamara Dohan who is very effective in her interpretation. Of course I loved it!