Harriet and Isabella by Patricia O’Brien Buy This Book via Amazon.com Harriet and Isabella A Novel . Discuss Harriet's and Isabella's opinions of each other as each reflects on the past while Henry lies dying. Woodhull stated flatly … Explore More. Harriet and Isabella are close, the younger girl idolizing both her charismatic brother and remarkable sister, frequently the only dissenting voice in family meetings; but then, Isabella is impulsive and passionate by nature. Harriet and Isabella January 1, 2009 Written by Editorial Staff. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Most of us are familiar with one of the sisters, Harriet Beecher Stowe. Harriet and Isabella by Patricia O'Brien is a courtroom drama. Touchstone, January 2009 Trade Paperback, 320 pages ISBN-10: 0-7432-7777-5 ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-7777-8 . On page 10, Harriet tells a young Isabella that hypocrisy is the enemy of truth, the coward's way out. What had been a loving, close relationship between two sisters plummeted into bitter blame and hurt. There is also Isabella, one of the other sisters. By Patricia O’Brien . Catherine founded schools for girls, Isabella was a suffragette, Harriet wrote the seminal novel of slavery, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, and younger brother Henry was the famous minister of Brooklyn’s Plymouth Church, where he advocated the radical notion of a loving and forgiving God. Harriet stands by her brother in all ways, and in doing so has knowingly alienated her sister Isabella who she was once so close to. Harriet and Isabella What circumstances prompt this moral proclamation, and how deeply does it affect Isabella? She wrote the world famous "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Itis also an American Historical story about the Beecher family. Following Minny's birth, her mother suffered from severe postpartum depression, which developed into serious, ongoing mental illness. Harriet and Isabella [O'Brien, Patricia] on Amazon.com. The most extreme suffragist Isabella knew, the free-love advocate Victoria Woodhull, targeted Henry as a womanizer and blatant example of the double standard. Harriet Marian Thackeray, always known as 'Minny', was born in London on 27 May 1840, the third daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray and Isabella Gethin Creagh (née Shawe; 1816–1893). Harriet remained loyal to Henry, while Isabella called publicly for him to admit his guilt. By showing both sister’s viewpoints and portraying the upheaval caused by the trial, O’Brien draws the reader into the personalities and motivations of the Beecher clan. Although she was in favor of women's rights, Harriet declared that Isabella's organization was too radical. HARRIET AND ISABELLA is an entrancing portrayal of family ties and the things that break them apart. It is many things at once: a timeless family saga, a gripping tale of pride, betrayal and redemption, and a vivid recreation of a fascinating, tumultuous era in America. 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