Benjamin Franklin's Bastard

<p><em>Benjamin Frankiln's Bastard</em> by Sally Cabot is an absorbing and compelling work of literary historical fiction that brings to life a little-known chapter of the American Revolution -- the story of Benjamin Franklin and his bastard son and the women who loved them both.</p><p>William Franklin the son of Benjamin and his favorite mistress Anne is raised by Deborah Benjamin's wife. A steadfast loyalist he and his father cannot reconcile their wildly disparate views causing a rift in the bond both thought unbreakable.</p><p>Fascinating and heartbreaking <em>Benjamin Franklin's Bastard</em> is a gripping tale of family love and war set against one of America's most fascinating periods of history.</p>