Adam J. Shafer
Auteur van Never Walk Back
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Ruth and Henry have a train brake that they invented and they travel to Baltimore to get a patent on it. Out of desperation, they make a lot of mistakes and then their patent is stolen from them.
I almost stopped reading when Rathbone started beating up on Henry. I am so glad that I didn’t! Well written, great characters, tight plot, all the things that make a good read. What a gutsy heroine.
Ruth and Henry have a train brake that they invented and they travel to Baltimore to get a patent on it. Out of desperation, they make a lot of mistakes and then their patent is stolen from them.
I almost stopped reading when Rathbone started beating up on Henry. I am so glad that I didn’t! Well written, great characters, tight plot, all the things that make a good read. What a gutsy heroine.
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- 5
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- 4.0
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I started this book expecting - well, I'm not quite sure what, but definitely something lighter - and received a story of the American West, as dark and swarthy as it really was.
In post-civil-war South, Ruth and Henry Caspar (Henry a damaged veteran) struggle to make enough to eat. They design an improved railway brake and head to Washington to the patent office. More would hint at spoilers, but just let me say again, what a story!
The publisher says "Rich in historical details, this novel will appeal equally to railroad enthusiasts and readers who enjoy stories about women who chase their dreams with boldness and grit".
Amen to that.… (meer)