Worthy browns daughter by phillip margolin alibris. Worthy browns daughter is 2014 harper publication written by phillip margolin. Here, the innocent is worthy brown, a freed black man. Known for his critically acclaimed contemporary thriller. Known for his critically acclaimed contemporary thrillers, new york times bestselling author phillip margolin explores intriguing new territory in worthy browns daughter, a. Margolin continues to write riveting and thought provoking legal thrillers, with the release of worthy browns daughter coming in 2014. Over two decades in the writing, worthy browns daughter is a compelling whiteknuckle drama about two broken men risking everything for what they believe in. Recently widowed attorney matthew penny has come to the newly settled oregon frontier to start a new life. Listen to worthy browns daughter audiobook by phillip margolin. Listen to worthy browns daughter by phillip margolin at.
Worthy browns daughter, hardcover by margolin, phillip, isbn 0062195344, isbn 9780062195340, brand new, free shipping in the us one of a handful of lawyers in the new state of oregon, recently widowed matthew penny agrees to help worthy brown, a newly freed slave, rescue his fifteen year old daughter, roxanne, from their former master, a powerful portland. Known for his critically acclaimed contemporary thrillers, new york times bestselling author phillip margolin. Book summary known for his critically acclaimed contemporary thrillers, new york times bestselling author phillip margolin explores intriguing new territory in worthy browns daughter, a compelling historical drama, set in nineteenthcentury oregon, that combines a heartbreaking story of slavery and murder with classic margolin plot twists. Worthy browns daughter by phillip margolin overdrive. Margolins novel draws on historical elements, but midnarrative, he strays from. Worthy browns daughter by phillip margolin fictiondb. Known for his critically acclaimed contemporary thrillers, new york times bestselling author phillip margolin explores intriguing new territory in worthy browns daughter, a compelling historical drama, set in nineteenthcentury oregon, that combines a heartbreaking story of slavery and murder with classic margolin plot twists. Worthy browns daughter by phillip margolin librarything. Worthy browns daughter citrus county library system. Review of worthy browns daughter by phillip margolin. An historical novel about former slaves and their quest for freedom at the end of the oregon trail. His master freed worthy, but reneged on his promise to also free worthys young daughter roxanne.
Nearly thirty years in the writingand a remarkable departure for house bestselling author phillip margolin worthy browns daughter is a gripping novel of frontier justice based on a heartbreaking true story of racism in the 19thcentury oregon territory matthew penny is one of the few lawyers in the new state of oregon in the late 19th century and gladly. Each displays a unique, compelling insiders view of criminal behavior, which comes from his long background as a criminal defense attorney who has. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Vanishing acts, a young adult novel written by me and my daughter ami margolin rome was published in october, 2011 by harpercollins. Violent crimes will be published by harpercollins on february 9, 2016. Known for his critically acclaimed contemporary thrillers, new york times bestselling author phillip margolin explores intriguing new territory in worthy browns daughter, a compelling historical drama, set in nineteenthcentury oregon, that combines a heartbreaking story of slavery and murder with classic margolin. Worthy browns daughter by phillip margolin, paperback. All of his novels have landed on the new york times bestseller list, and two have been adapted for television. Worthy browns daughter by phillip margolin 9780062195357. Worthy browns daughter is a legal thriller, but its set in the 19th century in the oregon territory and is inspired by an actual court case. Worthy browns daughter phillip margolin, 2014 harpercollins 452 pp. In writing, as in law, phillip margolin has surpassed even his own expectations.
Buy a cheap copy of worthy browns daughter book by phillip margolin. Worthy browns daughter by phillip margolin goodreads. Worthy browns daughter by philip margolin is not to be missed by book enthusiasts or discussion groups. Worthy browns daughter by phillip margolin, 9780062195340, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Phillip margolin books list of books by author phillip. In this book margolin has a black man freed after statehood but the slave owner caleb barbour an attorney refused to release his 14 year old daughter. Worthy browns daughter by phillip margolin begins in the early 1860s with 29 year old lawyer matthew penny being awakened from his reoccurring nightmare, reliving the tragic loss of his wife, rachel being swept away, disappearing under the raging currents of the river they were forging as members of a covered wagon train in route from ohio to their new life in portland. It is a fictional novel, but has its basis in actual events that give us a taste of american justice and racism in the old west. Matthew penny, a young lawyer, arrives on the frontier with nothing but shattered dreams. Worthys lawsuit sets in motion events that lead to worthys arrest for murder. Worthy browns daughter inspired by a true story, new york times bestselling author phillip margolin turns his hand to historical fiction in this masterful saga about slavery and justice in the american west.
New york times bestselling author phillip margolin explores intriguing new territory in worthy bro. Margolin has become famous writing legal thrillers. Matthew penny, a young lawyer in mid 1880s oregon, is hired by former slave worthy brown. Information about the book, worthy browns daughter fiction, hardcover, by phillip margolin amistad, jan 21, 2014 african american literature book club celebrating our literary legacy since 1997 black literature is for. One of a handful of lawyers in the new state of oregon, recently widowed matthew penny agrees to help worthy brown, a newly freed slave, rescue his fifteen year old daughter, roxanne, from their former master, a powerful portland lawyer. There is what should have been a subplot in the novel that comes very close to overwhelming the books main plot. Worthy browns daughter by phillip margolin does not follow the traditional formula. Known for his critically acclaimed contemporary thrillers, new york times bestselling author phillip margolin explores intriguing new territory in worthy browns. Margolin has added interesting ethical and moral dilemmas to the plot, and lawyers may find the treatment thought provoking. Phillip margolin has written nineteen novels, many of them new york times bestsellers, including his latest novels woman with a gun, worthy browns daughter, sleight of hand, and the washington trilogy. While margolin has written 17 legal thrillers since his first novel, gone, but not forgotten, was published in 1993, this is the story of an actual case he discovered while doing legal research as a practicing attorney that haunted him for decades. Worthy browns daughter 2014 known for his critically acclaimed contemporary thrillers, new york times bestselling author phillip margolin explores intriguing new territory in worthy browns daughter, a compelling historical drama, set in nineteenthcentury oregon, that combines a heartbreaking story of slavery and murder with classic margolin plot twists. Worthy browns daughter is far more than an extraordinary work of historical fiction, it is a look into nineteenth century law, justice, corruption at the highest levels, murder, mystery, and love.
Worthy browns daughter by phillip margolin begins in the early 1860s with 29 year old lawyer matthew penny being awakened from his reoccurring nightmare, reliving the tragic loss of his wife, rachel being swept away, disappearing under the raging currents of the river they were forging as members of a covered wagon train in route from ohio to their new life in portland, oregon. In his new book he is writing in a completely new genre, worthy browns daughter is a historical western with of course, a courtroom climax. Phillip margolin was an attorney in portland, oregon, before devoting himself to a fulltime writing career. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Attorney matthew penny agrees to help worthy brown free his daughter from slavery but he soon finds himself defending worthy against murder charges. Worthy browns daughter by phillip margolin mama likes this. There are several plots going on at the same time and they all come together at the end of the book.
Margolin took over two decades to write this novel and it is a success. Worthy browns daughter audiobook by phillip margolin. Margolins latest release is worthy browns daughter. It is a farce of a murder story involving a sociopath that borders on the ridiculous. Woman with a gun was published by harpercollins in december, 2014. Unable to face the memories that await back home, he joins the handful of lawyers practicing in portland, oregon which in 1860 is just a riverfront town in a state less than a year old.
Worthy browns daughter by phillip margolin begins in the early 1860s with 29 year old lawyer matthew penny being awakened from his reoccurring nightmare, reliving the tragic loss of his wife, rachel being swept away, disappearing under the raging currents of the river they were forging as members of a covered wagon train in route from ohio to. Worthy brown, a slave from georgia, journeys west with his. The 1860s, matthew penny and his young wife make the journey from ohio to oregon where he wished to set up a law practice. But it gets as many, if not more, pages as the real story of what will happen to worthy browns daughter.
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