About the book
It’s 1835 in Utica, New York, and newlywed Helen Galway discovers a secret: two people who have escaped enslavement are hiding in the shack behind her husband’s house. Suddenly, she is at the center of the era’s greatest moral dilemma: Should she be a “good wife” and report the fugitives? Or will she defy convention and come to their aid?
Within her home, Helen is haunted by the previous Mrs. Galway, recently deceased but still an oppressive presence. Her husband, injured by a drunken tumble off his horse, is assisted by a doctor of questionable ambitions who keeps a close eye on Helen. In charge of all things domestic is Maggie—formerly enslaved by the Galway family and freed when emancipation came to New York eight years earlier.
Abolitionists arriving in Utica to found the New York State Anti-Slavery Society are accused by the local papers of being traitors to the Constitution. Everyone faces dangerous choices as they navigate this intensely heated personal and political landscape.
A debut novel on our Kaylie Jones Books imprint.
Watch a feature on Deirdre Sinnott and The Third Mrs. Galway presented by Utica, NY’s Spectrum News 1.
Listen to interviews with Deirdre Sinnott on The Historians Podcast, The Writers Lounge with Thomas Riddell, Inspirational Journey: Stories that Matter, and the Bookaholic podcast.
Watch the Bookaholic interview here.
Read about The Third Mrs. Galway at the Underground Railroad Free Press.
Editions of The Third Mrs. Galway
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781617758423
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It’s 1835 in Utica, New York, and newlywed Helen Galway discovers a secret: two people who have escaped enslavement are hiding in the shack behind her husband’s house. Suddenly, she is at the center of the era’s greatest moral dilemma: Should she be a “good wife” and report the fugitives? Or will she defy convention and come to their aid?
Within her home, Helen is haunted by the previous Mrs. Galway, recently deceased but still an oppressive presence. Her husband, injured by a drunken tumble off his horse, is assisted by a doctor of questionable ambitions who keeps a close eye on Helen. In charge of all things domestic is Maggie—formerly enslaved by the Galway family and freed when emancipation came to New York eight years earlier.
Abolitionists arriving in Utica to found the New York State Anti-Slavery Society are accused by the local papers of being traitors to the Constitution. Everyone faces dangerous choices as they navigate this intensely heated personal and political landscape.
A debut novel on our Kaylie Jones Books imprint.
Watch a feature on Deirdre Sinnott and The Third Mrs. Galway presented by Utica, NY’s Spectrum News 1.
Listen to interviews with Deirdre Sinnott on The Historians Podcast, The Writers Lounge with Thomas Riddell, Inspirational Journey: Stories that Matter, and the Bookaholic podcast.
Watch the Bookaholic interview here.
Read about The Third Mrs. Galway at the Underground Railroad Free Press.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Third Mrs. Galway about?
It’s 1835 in Utica, New York, and newlywed Helen Galway discovers a secret: two people who have escaped enslavement are hiding in the shack behind her husband’s house. Suddenly, she is at the center of the era’s greatest moral dilemma: Should she be a “good wife” and report the fugitives? Or will she defy convention and come to their aid?
Within her home, Helen is haunted by the previous Mrs. Galway, recently deceased but still an oppressive presence. Her husband, injured by a drunken tumble off his horse, is assisted by a doctor of questionable ambitions who keeps a close eye on Helen. In charge of all things domestic is Maggie—formerly enslaved by the Galway family and freed when emancipation came to New York eight years earlier.
Abolitionists arriving in Utica to found the New York State Anti-Slavery Society are accused by the local papers of being traitors to the Constitution. Everyone faces dangerous choices as they navigate this intensely heated personal and political landscape.
A debut novel on our Kaylie Jones Books imprint.
Watch a feature on Deirdre Sinnott and The Third Mrs. Galway presented by Utica, NY’s Spectrum News 1.
Listen to interviews with Deirdre Sinnott on The Historians Podcast, The Writers Lounge with Thomas Riddell, Inspirational Journey: Stories that Matter, and the Bookaholic podcast.
Watch the Bookaholic interview here.
Read about The Third Mrs. Galway at the Underground Railroad Free Press.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Third Mrs. Galway?
Fiction > Historical fiction
Where can I read a sample of The Third Mrs. Galway?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781617758423
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Third Mrs. Galway?
Deirdre Sinnott
Who is the Publisher of the book The Third Mrs. Galway?
Akashic Books
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Third Mrs. Galway is available as paperback(ISBN 9781617758423)
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