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A Weave of Old and New
Written By: Mary Jane McCall | Issue: August 2024
Susan Posey’s new novel follows the struggles and triumphs of two sisters from Wales trying to survive in Colonial America, continuing the saga begun in A Home on Wilder Shores.
Susan Posey
Author Susan Posey, who divides her time between Cashiers and Asheville, has just fulfilled the wishes of the devoted readers who devoured her ambitious first novel A Home On Wilder Shores with a much-anticipated sequel A Weave of Old and New, a Historical Novel. Each can also be read by itself.
A Home on Wilder Shores was ambitious for several reasons – it was Susan’s first novel; women in her family inspired it; it was extensively researched and meticulously historically accurate; and it was 534 pages long. According to her readers, that was not enough time to spend with her richly drawn characters, so the sequel is a welcome addition to everyone’s reading list.
A Home on Wilder Shores follows sisters Ardath and Gwyn who immigrated to Philadelphia and the North Carolina frontier in the 1750s. Their mother disappears in Wales and their father dies in the smallpox epidemic on their voyage across the Atlantic. They settle in Philadelphia but soon leave for North Carolina.
A Weave of Old and New, a Historical Novel follows the sisters as they return to Philadelphia from North Carolina during the yellow fever epidemic and the looming French and Indian War. Both novels thread the sisters’ Old World lives with their New World adventures and are rich character studies of resilient women.
Susan’s previous career as a psychotherapist provides her with the unique ability to develop richly nuanced characters that her readers instantly bond with.
She traveled back to her ancestor’s home place in Wales researching her family’s roots and discovering Welsh traditional medicine. Ardath and Gwyn were herbal healers who gathered herbs along the trail to North Carolina. Susan has long had a fascination with wild plants. Like her ancestors, she spent much of her childhood exploring the woods and discovering the fascinating world of trees, flowers, and healing plants.
She and her husband also traveled along portions of the Great Wagon Road and spent time in Philadelphia and Colonial Williamsburg, immersing themselves in colonial life and history.
You can meet Susan on August 9 at 3:00 P.M. at the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library.
If you haven’t discovered Susan’s books yet put them on your Reading List now and treat yourself. They are available at GreatRockPress.com and in e-book form on Kindle. She will also happily personalize books for you if you request on your website order, or if you reach out to her at [email protected].
