DEAR GEORGE, DEAR MARY is the story about George
Washington's relationship with Mary Philipse. Mary Calvi has
written a story based on hundreds of letters, witness
accounts, and journal entries, reconstructing George
Washington courting of New York heiress Mary Philipse.
I had never heard of Mary Philipse before I read this book.
It was definitely interesting to learn more about this woman
that apparently caught the eye of George Washington,
although ultimately it was a relationship that was never to
be. One of the charms with historical fiction for me is
books like this, getting to know characters I never heard
about. I love getting an image of a time long gone. And, as
a non-American, I just have basic knowledge about George
Washington. Sadly this book did not appeal to me. I think
the main problem is that there was just never a flow to the
story. I struggled quite badly with it, to be honest.
Neither the story nor the characters came alive for me,
bogged down with all the details of what was going on. Yes,
I do love details in books that show that the author has
done a well-researched job. However, in this case, it became
too much and the story was lost among all the details and I
felt my mind drift while I read the story.
Now, this is my opinion. I'm sure that there are those that
will love the book. If you are interested in George
Washington and/or the American revolution DEAR GEORGE, DEAR
MARY is a book to read. It sure gives the reader an insight
into both George Washington and Mary Philipse's lives. And,
if you love doomed love stories is this book definitely
something to consider.
A novel about heiress Mary Philipse's relationship with
George Washington, based on historical accounts, letters,
and personal journals bynine-time New York Emmy
Award-winning journalistMary Calvi.
“Love is said to be an involuntary passion, and it is,
therefore, contended that it cannot be resisted.” —George
Washington
Did unrequited love spark a flame that ignited a cause that
became the American Revolution? Never before has this story
about George Washington been told. Crafted from hundreds of
letters, witness accounts, and journal entries, Dear
George, Dear Mary explores George’s relationship with
his first love, New York heiress Mary Philipse, the richest
belle in Colonial America.
From elegant eighteenth-century society to bloody
battlefields, the novel creates breathtaking scenes and
riveting characters. Dramatic portraits of the two main
characters unveil a Washington on the precipice of
greatness, using the very words he spoke and wrote, and his
ravishing love, whose outward beauty and refinement disguise
a complex inner struggle.
Dear George, Dear Mary reveals why George Washington
had such bitter resentment toward the Brits, established
nearly two decades before the American Revolution, and it
unveils details of a deception long hidden from the world
that led Mary Philipse to be named a traitor, condemned to
death and left with nothing. While that may sound like the
end, ultimately both Mary and George achieve what they
always wanted.
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