In the Givens siblings, Terry Gamble has created a vivid and fierce-souled trio who navigate some of the strongest crosscurrents of American history. This is an inventive, spirited, and captivating story.” — Jessica Shattuck, New York Times bestselling author of The Women in the Castle
“A captivating historical novel of family loyalties and conflict, and the borders between freedom and slavery, The Eulogist is a searing portrait of the Ohio Valley and its pre-Civil War turmoil with beautifully drawn characters. Highly recommended.” — Paulette Jiles, author of Enemy Women and News of the World
“This gripping historical novel follows an Irish-American immigrant family as they search for their place in the free border state of Ohio, and the momentous choices they must each make in the face of the insidious reach of slavery. An essential read.” — Lalita Tademy, New York Times bestselling author of Cane River, Red River, and Citizens Creek
“The Eulogist is a moving story, beautifully constructed.” — Amitav Ghosh, author of Gun Island
“This is history at its liveliest pace, its most surprising turns, and its strangest twists in the narrow borderlands between antebellum north and south. The Eulogist challenges us to engage with both the living and the dead, the loved and the betrayed, the captive and the free.” — Linda Spalding, award-winning author of A Reckoning
“A sprawling yet richly drawn family saga.” — Kirkus Reviews
“With more twists and turns than the Ohio River, The Eulogist brings us to the source of our nation’s spirit, introducing us to characters we won’t forget, no matter whether we loathe them or love them, culminating on a pitch-perfect note: forgiveness.” — Sally Cabot Gunning, author of The Widow’s War and Monticello: A Daughter and Her Father
“Gamble seduces with her rich, rollicking portrait of life in Jacksonian Ohio.” — New York Times Book Review