--- product_id: 513920794 title: "A Girl Called Samson: A Novel" price: "£11.41" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/513920794-a-girl-called-samson-a-novel store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # A Girl Called Samson: A Novel **Price:** £11.41 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** A Girl Called Samson: A Novel - **How much does it cost?** £11.41 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/513920794-a-girl-called-samson-a-novel) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: A Girl Called Samson: A Novel: 9781542039741: Harmon, Amy: Books Review: Another great Harmon book - I loved this book. Harmon's books never let me down. I enjoy that her books take you across time (from historical to contemporary), dig into the paranormal and fantasy realm either a little or lot (Vikings, fantasy worlds, time travel, or ghostly powers), are about teens and adults, and always include some sort of romance. Yet her voice is evocative, poetic, literary, and highly emotional, and you can feel her signature author's voice and style in each book no matter the genre. I have listened to her books as audio books and they are so very well done by the narrators. So engaging. A+ narrators. This one was no different. I loved being dropped into the world of Deborah Samson, a woman ahead of her time, a woman wanting to find her purpose and not be limited by society's norms. I loved the historical elements, too. Bring out the tissues, as in all her books, there are sad parts but I was happy by the ending. p.s. I always read the lower reviews before posting my own. In those handful of negative reviews, people had concerns with the romance being over the top (it was not at all and I dare those folks to read actual hardcore romances and then tell me otherwise - her books are very PG/PG-13), embellishing a historical person (that is why it is called historical fiction after all), and with it not being historically accurate. Ms. Harmon clearly states in the author's note (which I love reading and perhaps those folks should read that note first?) where she found and did her research, the information she found, and how she put her own spin on this woman's story. As readers of fiction, we need to keep this mind. It is fiction after all so if that is kept in mind, it is truly a wonderful story. Review: American Historical Fiction at its best - There is nothing more that I enjoy reading is a well written historical fiction novel where facts are seamlessly woven into fiction; authors such as Kate Quinn, Martha Hall Kelly, and Amy Harmon are at the top of this type of storytelling. A Girl Called Samson is American Historical Fiction at its best, it is the exceptional story of Deborah Samson born to Puritan parents in Plympton, Massachusetts. As a young girl child her mother bounded her out as an indentured servant to young adult Deborah always desired freedom and adventure. In 1780, five years into War of Independence, freed as an indentured servant, passionate for the cause for freedom, Deborah dresses herself as boy soldier and enlists in the Continental Army as Robert Shurtliff. Amy Harmon brilliantly brings Deborah’s world as a disguised soldier to life as she endures the hardships and effects of war as she daringly and boldly fights for the freedom she believes in as well as for the man she has come to care for and love. Parts of this novel is written in an epistolary format and an ingenious way to allow us to get to know Deborah though her thoughts, worries, fears, and desires for what she wants her life to be. While this story took a bit of time to get going, once hook Amy Harmon had me invest in A Girl Called Samson, her resolve and willpower especially her resilience. I highly recommend this novel – it is emotional, at times tense, at times humorous and just the right amount of romance. Deborah's journey is delightful as she meets many of the famous people that fought for the freedom we enjoy today. As I finished this book I asked myself .. Why this story at this moment in time? Why a female protagonist? Thank you, Amy Harmon for this beautifully written novel. And thank you Deborah Samson for starting that crack in the glass ceiling. “I need to tell my story because it is not just my story. It is Dorothy’s. And Elizabeth’s. And Mrs. Thomas’s. It is my mother’s story and your daughters’ story. We were all there too. We suffered and sacrificed. We fought, even if it was not always on the battlefield. It was our Revolution as well, and yet . . . no one ever asks us.” ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #13,317 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #16 in American Historical Romance (Books) #727 in Women's Literature & Fiction #1,299 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 40,991 Reviews | ## Images ![A Girl Called Samson: A Novel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/813ZUorpUiL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Another great Harmon book *by J***T on May 17, 2023* I loved this book. Harmon's books never let me down. I enjoy that her books take you across time (from historical to contemporary), dig into the paranormal and fantasy realm either a little or lot (Vikings, fantasy worlds, time travel, or ghostly powers), are about teens and adults, and always include some sort of romance. Yet her voice is evocative, poetic, literary, and highly emotional, and you can feel her signature author's voice and style in each book no matter the genre. I have listened to her books as audio books and they are so very well done by the narrators. So engaging. A+ narrators. This one was no different. I loved being dropped into the world of Deborah Samson, a woman ahead of her time, a woman wanting to find her purpose and not be limited by society's norms. I loved the historical elements, too. Bring out the tissues, as in all her books, there are sad parts but I was happy by the ending. p.s. I always read the lower reviews before posting my own. In those handful of negative reviews, people had concerns with the romance being over the top (it was not at all and I dare those folks to read actual hardcore romances and then tell me otherwise - her books are very PG/PG-13), embellishing a historical person (that is why it is called historical fiction after all), and with it not being historically accurate. Ms. Harmon clearly states in the author's note (which I love reading and perhaps those folks should read that note first?) where she found and did her research, the information she found, and how she put her own spin on this woman's story. As readers of fiction, we need to keep this mind. It is fiction after all so if that is kept in mind, it is truly a wonderful story. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ American Historical Fiction at its best *by D***A on March 28, 2023* There is nothing more that I enjoy reading is a well written historical fiction novel where facts are seamlessly woven into fiction; authors such as Kate Quinn, Martha Hall Kelly, and Amy Harmon are at the top of this type of storytelling. A Girl Called Samson is American Historical Fiction at its best, it is the exceptional story of Deborah Samson born to Puritan parents in Plympton, Massachusetts. As a young girl child her mother bounded her out as an indentured servant to young adult Deborah always desired freedom and adventure. In 1780, five years into War of Independence, freed as an indentured servant, passionate for the cause for freedom, Deborah dresses herself as boy soldier and enlists in the Continental Army as Robert Shurtliff. Amy Harmon brilliantly brings Deborah’s world as a disguised soldier to life as she endures the hardships and effects of war as she daringly and boldly fights for the freedom she believes in as well as for the man she has come to care for and love. Parts of this novel is written in an epistolary format and an ingenious way to allow us to get to know Deborah though her thoughts, worries, fears, and desires for what she wants her life to be. While this story took a bit of time to get going, once hook Amy Harmon had me invest in A Girl Called Samson, her resolve and willpower especially her resilience. I highly recommend this novel – it is emotional, at times tense, at times humorous and just the right amount of romance. Deborah's journey is delightful as she meets many of the famous people that fought for the freedom we enjoy today. As I finished this book I asked myself .. Why this story at this moment in time? Why a female protagonist? Thank you, Amy Harmon for this beautifully written novel. And thank you Deborah Samson for starting that crack in the glass ceiling. “I need to tell my story because it is not just my story. It is Dorothy’s. And Elizabeth’s. And Mrs. Thomas’s. It is my mother’s story and your daughters’ story. We were all there too. We suffered and sacrificed. We fought, even if it was not always on the battlefield. It was our Revolution as well, and yet . . . no one ever asks us.” ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Historical fiction and a real woman's life *by S***K on April 15, 2023* I think I have read all of Amy Harmon's novels and enjoyed them all. A Girl Called Samson is historical fiction with an emphasis on socially defined women's roles, the Revolutionary War, and an unnecessary romantic digression. Samson is a real historical figure and one whom I had never known existed. As history, this novel works well up until the ending, when Harmon decides that Deborah's story is not enough on its own. Harmon also makes her a romantic heroine. A Girl Called Samson is the story of Deborah Samson, a young woman who masqueraded as a man to join the revolutionary army. Samson's strength is her sheer determination to succeed, in spite of being a woman. She is determined to play her part in history. She wants a legacy and to be remembered. Samson disguises herself as a man because she longs to fight for the land on which she lives, but she also does so to make a name for herself and prove that women are as strong as men. With her own behavior, Samson proves she was a complex heroine. She wanted to establish that women need not be defined by social and domestic limitations. But, at the same time, she wanted publicity for her war record and for audiences to know who she was and what she had accomplished. Samson's story works well as historical fiction. She is a fascinating woman with a commanding history. Her accomplishments prove that women can be soldiers, even though it takes two hundred years for the military to catch on to this history. Historical fiction works best when it sticks to history. Harmon does not think that Samson';s story succeeds on its own, without the addition of romance and sex. I did enjoy this novel, but in reading about the real history, which is included in the Afterword, readers learn that Samson's story was rewritten for A Girl Called Samson. Samson deserves the truth. The above comments are my own opinion. Readers will learn a great deal about Samson and celebrate her strengths. A Girl Called Samson is a novel to read and enjoy, but it is also a mix of history and fiction. Knowing the truth is important. 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