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The Third Mrs. Galway by Deirdre Sinnott is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Third Mrs. Galway about?
Antislavery agitation is rocking Utica in 1835 when a young bride discovers an enslaved family hiding in her shed, setting in motion the exhumation of long-buried family secrets.“In this eloquent debut, a diverse cast of characters embodies the political, class, and racial upheavals of its time and milieu, and does it all in living local color . . . [A] powerful look at the prologue to Emancipation.” —Kirkus ReviewsIt’s 1835 in Utica, New York, and newlywed Helen Galway discovers a secret: two people who have escaped enslavement are hiding in the shack behind her husband’s house. Suddenly, she is at the center of the era’s greatest moral dilemma: Should she be a “good wife” and report the fugitives? Or will she defy convention and come to their aid?Within her home, Helen is haunted by the previous Mrs. Galway, recently deceased but still an oppressive presence. Her husband, injured...
Who reads The Third Mrs. Galway?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Deirdre Sinnott
- Publisher
- Akashic Books
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Rating
- 4.4 / 5 (137 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14