num_pages: 608
description: "I am profoundly impressed. Based on fact, Push not the River is a well-written historical romance with all the elements of love, scheming, violence, irony, and tragedy to provide impact, superimposed on the appalling destruction of a nation. The twists of the story and politics are interesting, and the finale is compelling. It left me aching to know more of the subsequent life of Anna - and the manner in which her diary reached the present day. An excellent work." - Piers Anthony, best selling author of numerous novels, including Total Recall and the Xanth series. "Martin's novel transports the reader back two hundred years into Poland's glorious past, a romantic world of castles and manor houses. One woman's life provides a vivid metaphor for a country which — with the Third of May Constitution — was the first to attempt democratic reform in Europe. While the attempt failed, ending in Poland's dismemberment, Push not the River sings of a people's pride and indomitable hope." - Jan M. Lorys, Director of The Polish Museum of America, Chicago "Within the social and political context of eighteenth-century Poland, Mr. Martin weaves the life story of a well-born woman with vivid prose and haunting imagery. Push not the River is a much needed book. So little is written in English about the lives and experiences of women in Poland." - Sophie Hodorowicz Knab, author of Polish Customs, Traditions, and Folklore and Polish Herbs, Flowers and Folk Medicine. Author Biography: James Conroyd Martin chairs the English department for Marian High School in Illinois. He holds degrees from St. Ambrose and DePaul Universities.
language: English
title: Push Not The River
titlecomplete: Push Not The River
genres: Fiction, 18th Century, Historical Romance, Historical, Poland, War, Russia, Historical Fiction, Romance, Adult
ratings_count: 3619
places: Poland, Warsaw
series: The Poland Trilogy
publisher: Xlibris Corp