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By Victoria Chute,William David Barry

“A Daughter of Francis Martin … is still actual to the identified proof whereas telling a compelling tale that draws the reader deeper and deeper into the conditions of Mary Martin. we're confident that the principals (characters) have lives past the story. they're multi-dimensional characters, each one has his or her personal flaws and sometimes lives or grows to appreciate or suffer the consequences…Virginia Chute has, to my brain, captured the soul of seventeenth century Falmouth ahead of its fall.”
—William David Barry, Maine historian and writer of Maine: The Wilder 1/2 New England.

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