REVIEWER: DONNA COOMER, BETWEEN THE LINES REVIEWS

 THE MIRACLE PASSAGE

 There’s courage and then there’s courage. In p.m.terrell’s latest book there are rafts of it, literally and physically. Working from diaries and papers from a bygone era terrell creates a work of historical fiction that knows no bounds.

From the first mention of the voyage until its incredible conclusion we are with the party through thick and thin.

Description is terrell’s forte and she certainly doesn’t let us down in this prequel to her book Songbirds Are Free. 

While the Donelson Party departed with the usual high hopes of a smooth passage from Virginia in 1779 to Fort Nashborough in what is now Tennessee, one foresaw the terror, lean times, and demanding strength that such a journey would entail. Yet they set out, and learn very quickly not only of the demands but that they are not alone.

Both sides of the story are revealed to us, in terrell’s patented energized fashion. Face it folks when you settle on her novels’ you might as well turn off your mobile, and tell your friends you’re on holiday. You’ll be glued to every page and have all the history you can handle as the miracle of the Donelson Party’s passage reveals itself.

Oh, and by the way, you might as well pick up Songbirds Are Free too, because like a good Clive Cuttler you’re going to want to dive right in and find out what happens next!