We Are Gathered Here A Novel
We Are Gathered Here A Novel by Micah Perks, published by St. Martin’s Press on December 15, 1995, is a first edition work that spans 336 pages. This novel focuses on the lives of two women in the rural America of the 1880s, exploring themes of individuality, friendship, and societal attitudes toward various aspects of life, including religion and sexual orientation. The narrative is inspired in part by the author’s family history, providing a lens through which readers can reflect on contemporary issues.
In this story, Regina Sartwell, recovering from a near-fatal incident, finds support in her new friend, Olive Honsinger. Together, they embark on adventures that lead them from their privileged backgrounds to alternative societies, including gypsy camps and a commune of renegade Shaker women. Through their journey, the characters navigate the challenges and opportunities available to women of their time, ultimately seeking to carve out their own identities and places in a changing world.
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We Are Gathered Here is a landmark novel about nineteenth-century women. It will touch the hearts of all women and caring men.
In part inspired by her own family history, Micah Perks’s novel invites reappraisal of our own society’s attitudes toward individuality, religion, illness, sexual orientation, and, especially, friendship, as we approach the turn of this century.
This is the story of two women caught in the rural America of the 1880s. Regina Sartwell, recovering from a near-fatal mishap, is aided by her new friend, Olive Honsinger. The two share adventures that will take them beyond homes of privilege to alternative societies of Adirondack women: gypsy camps, a madhouse, and, most important, a commune of renegade Shaker women. In doing so, they explore the avenues open to women of their time and find a place for themselves.
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