Today, I’m celebrating the release of The Mapmaker’s Children, a new historical novel by Sarah McCoy, and I’m delighted to be participating in the blog tour sponsored by TLC!
Synopsis:
When Sarah Brown, daughter of abolitionist John Brown, realizes that her artistic talents may be able to help save the lives of slaves fleeing north, she becomes one of the Underground Railroad’s leading mapmakers, taking her cues from the slave code quilts and hiding her maps within her paintings. She boldly embraces this calling after being told the shocking news that she can’t bear children, but as the country steers toward bloody civil war, Sarah faces difficult sacrifices that could put all she loves in peril.
Eden, a modern woman desperate to conceive a child with her husband, moves to an old house in the suburbs and discovers a porcelain head hidden in the root cellar—the remains of an Underground Railroad doll with an extraordinary past of secret messages, danger and deliverance.
Ingeniously plotted to a riveting end, Sarah and Eden’s woven lives connect the past to the present, forcing each of them to define courage, family, love, and legacy in a new way.
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About the Author:
SARAH McCOY is the New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of The Baker’s Daughter, a 2012 Goodreads Choice Award Best Historical Fiction nominee; the novella “The Branch of Hazel” in Grand Central; The Time It Snowed in Puerto Rico; and The Mapmaker’s Children (Crown, May 5, 2015).
Her work has been featured in Real Simple, The Millions, Your Health Monthly, Huffington Post and other publications. She has taught English writing at Old Dominion University and at the University of Texas at El Paso. She calls Virginia home but presently lives with her husband, an Army physician, and their dog, Gilly, in El Paso, Texas. Sarah enjoys connecting with her readers on Twitter at @SarahMMcCoy, on her Facebook Fan Page or via her website, www.sarahmccoy.com.
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The details:
Title: The Mapmaker’s Children
Author: Sarah McCoy
Publisher: Crown
Publication date: May 5, 2015
Length: 320 pages
Genre: Historical fiction
Source: Review copy courtesy of TLC Book Tours
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GIVEAWAY!
Want to win a copy of The Mapmaker’s Children? No fancy footwork required — just leave a comment below answering any one of these questions:
– What’s your favorite historical novel?
– What historical figure would you love to see featured in fiction?
– What time period do you enjoy reading about the most in historical fiction?
Extra credit: Do you follow Bookshelf Fantasies? Let me know in the comments if you follow me and how (email, Twitter, WordPress, etc), and you get an extra entry in the giveaway!
That’s it! I’ll do a random drawing on May 20th to pick a winner. Thanks for playing along!
(Sorry — US/Canada only this time around)
Bookshelf Fantasies 
I was just about to start my ARC of this later today! 🙂
I hope you enjoy it!
This looks like a good one. This book includes my favorite time in history to read about. I loved The Invention of Wings, and I devoured the whole John Jakes series way back when I was in high school.
Oh, I read a bunch of John Jakes way back when too! I finally picked up a copy of The Invention of Wings, and I’m really looking forward to it. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for this captivating giveaway. My favorite time period which I enjoy reading about in historical fiction is World War Two since it was so heartwrenching for so long, for so many. My favorite historical novel is A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell. A larger than life historical figure who I would love to see featured in fiction is Sir Winston Churchill. I am an e-mail subscriber.
Thanks for subscribing! I love everything by Mary Doria Russell! Have you read any of her other books?
I enjoy reading Regency novels the most which I think is mid to late 1800s? I am currently following a series called the Marriage Game by Ella Quin that I find very delightful. I am excited for this book as well! Thanks for sharing.
Ooh, I’ll have to check out The Marriage Game! Thanks!
Thanks for featuring this book for the tour!
My pleasure! Thank you for including me!
This sounds like a book that I would really enjoy. I love historical novels anyway, but the Civil War Era especially appeals to me.
Suzi Q., The Book Dame
I’ve only read a few historical novels set during the Civil War, but I’m definitely interested in reading more!
I am am a huge Sarah McCoy.The Bakers Daughter drew me in from the first words.
Great to know! I’ll have to check out The Baker’s Daughter!
This was featured in All You magazine! One of the three to-read books. It’s fun to see a book you recognize.
Oh, cool! I’m glad to hear it’s getting attention.
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