num_pages: 632
description: Martha (Patty) Jefferson is often seen as little more than a background figure overshadowed by her husband's political, literary, and scientific achievements. Dear Companion, by contrast, vividly depicts a wife, mother, and busy mistress of a plantation. We come to know the Jeffersons as a young couple very much in love and share in all the joys and sorrows of their ten-year marriage. Although presented as historical fiction, this biography is actually reconstructed from the author's past-life recall. Ms. Neff's intense familiarity with the period enables her to bring wonderfully to life a time and family that will be forever of interest to all Americans.
language: English
title: Dear Companion: The Inner Life of Martha Jefferson
titlecomplete: Dear Companion: The Inner Life of Martha Jefferson (River Lethe Book)
characters: Martha Jefferson
ratings_count: 9
publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing