Monfredo, Miriam Grace. Brothers of Cain.(Seneca Falls Seneca Falls A village of west-central New York on the Seneca River east-southeast of Rochester. The first women's rights convention was held here in 1848. Population: 6,870. series). Berkley 3-23p. map. c2001. 0-425-18638-5. $6.99. SA Within this larger Seneca Falls series, featuring a family caught up in the events just before and during the Civil War, is a trilogy A company founded in 1979 by Gene Amdahl to commercialize wafer scale integration and build supercomputers. It raised a quarter of a billion dollars, the largest startup funding in history, but could not create its 2.5" superchip. that began with Sisters of Cain and will conclude with Children of Cain. Brothers of Cain, reviewed here, is the second in the trilogy, and like most others of its kind, serves as a narrative bridge rather than a fully realized novel of its own. The trilogy features mainly Bronwen Llyr, known from previous books in the series, who is a young woman working as a spy for the Union, with personal access to President Lincoln. The focus is on the events of the spring and summer of 1862, as the Union Army advances into Virginia, hoping to take Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy Confederacy, name commonly given to the Confederate States of America (1861–65), the government established by the Southern states of the United States after their secession from the Union. , and end the war decisively. Bronwen's sister Kathryn is a nurse with the Union troops; her brother Seth is a soldier in the army. This segment of the story begins as Seth is captured and imprisoned im·pris·on tr.v. im·pris·oned, im·pris·on·ing, im·pris·ons To put in or as if in prison; confine. [Middle English emprisonen, from Old French emprisoner : en- in Richmond. Bronwen is determined to free him, knowing that if it becomes known he is her brother, he will be executed as a spy. The story is extremely complex, with the underworld Underworld See also Hell. Unfaithfulness (See FAITHLESSNESS.) Ungratefulness (See INGRATITUDE.) Unkindness (See CRUELTY, INHOSPITALITY.) Aidoneus epithet of Hades. [Gk. Myth. of espionage espionage (ĕs`pēənäzh'), the act of obtaining information clandestinely. The term applies particularly to the act of collecting military, industrial, and political data about one nation for the benefit of another. filled with characters who may or may not be trusted--it seems everyone is under suspicion. As is true of all the books by Monfredo in this series, it reflects serious interest in historical accuracy, wonderful characterizations, plenty of action, and youthful heroes ideal for YA readers. Claire Rosser, KLIATT |
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