![]() ![]() ![]() They live in a large frame house and enjoy luxuries not available to many newcomers, such as their neighbors, the Seabrooks from Connecticut, whose log house is small and dark. The entries provide a vivid picture of life for Susanna and for her relatively affluent Loyalist family (her father received a land grant from Governor Simcoe as well as being appointed Sheriff of Niagara). The book is designed to resemble an actual diary, complete with the ribbon page marker. The story, told from the perspective of 11-year-old Susanna Merritt through her diary entries, spans the months from May, when threats of war are mere rumors, to November 1812. ![]() Kit Pearson has drawn on her real-life ancestors and family legends as the basis for this fictional account of the War of 1812. ![]()
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