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The Family Greene

by Ann Rinaldi

Family, reputation, and a search for the truth

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Family, reputation, and a search for the truth

Set against the Revolutionary War era, the novel centers on Cornelia Greene’s changing understanding of her parents. Gossip about her mother’s past first strains her view of the family; the possibility that Nathanael Greene is not her father shifts her attention toward questions of identity and belonging. The premise connects private family uncertainty with the pressures placed on women’s reputations, as Caty describes flirtation as one of the few forms of power available to women. Cornelia’s search brings the story’s focus to love, parentage, and what makes a family.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in historical family fiction
  • Readers curious about stories involving parentage, identity, and family relationships
  • Readers interested in women’s reputation and agency in a Revolutionary War-era setting

Themes

Family and parentageIdentity and belongingWomen’s agencyReputation and gossipLove

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Book overview

Cornelia Greene is fed up with gossip about her mother. Caty Littlefield Greene was once a beautiful young bride who lifted the troops' spirits at Valley Forge, but Cornelia knows that rumors of Caty's past indiscretions hurt Nathanael Greene, Cornelia's adored father. Yet Caty claims that she's just a flirt, and that flirting is a female necessity--a woman's only means of power.

Cornelia's concern with her mother's reputation abruptly fades to the background when she learns that Nathanael Greene may not be her father. As she searches for the truth, she makes unexpected discoveries that lead her to a new understanding of love and family.

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