Upbeat Book Talk

Land of my Sojourn by Richard Trice

 Book Review: America's First Daughter   Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie                                      https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZP4KE70/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding    P ublished in 2016, this work of historical fiction has been given rave reviews and become a top contender for book club choices everywhere.  The trouble I have is with the description of the book on the back of the title page, and I quote: "This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author's imagination and not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental." Yet the entire book uses letters and historical documents throughout as the basis for filling in huge blanks to write what they believe could have been the entire story of Thomas Jefferson's daug...