{"id":10147,"date":"2021-07-21T09:56:26","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T15:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=10147"},"modified":"2021-07-21T09:56:26","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T15:56:26","slug":"elisabeth-samson-forbidden-bride-by-carolyn-v-hamilton-proctor-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=10147","title":{"rendered":"Elisabeth Samson, Forbidden Bride by Carolyn V. Hamilton Proctor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10148\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?attachment_id=10148\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/elisabeth-samson.jpg?fit=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"333,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"elisabeth-samson\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/elisabeth-samson.jpg?fit=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/elisabeth-samson.jpg?resize=216%2C324&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10148\" width=\"216\" height=\"324\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Profoundly moving and compelling\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proctor\u2019s captivating latest set in the 18th century tropical Dutch colony of Suriname details the deeply affecting story of a Black woman, who successfully challenged marriage laws upheld by the colonial Governor. As a free negress, Elisabeth Samson seems to have everything: education, numerous profitable coffee plantations, hundreds of slaves, and a man she loves with all her heart. But Carl Otto Creutz, a military lieutenant, is White, and Dutch law doesn\u2019t allow marriage between Black and White. When Elisabeth decides to challenge the marriage laws upheld by the white planters who make up the Courts of Justice and Police and Holland&#8217;s Society of Suriname, all hell breaks loose. But Elisabeth is one determined woman, and she\u2019s ready to fight everything, including fate. Proctor smoothly mixes her large array of colorful cast and their backstories with sufficient plot complications. The depth and skill with which Proctor portrays her intricate characters, make them come out alive on the pages: she sketches Carl perfectly, gentle and caring and fiercely loyal, capturing his integrity and charm as well as the determination to protect the ones he loves; Fredrick, who doesn\u2019t get much space in the story, is equally compelling. Elisabeth, though relentlessly struggles with her individual burdens and desires, comes out as a highly driven, determined woman and a memorable character. Proctor writes her story with remarkable freshness and subtlety: amid the mumbo-jumbo of various characters\u2019 everyday lives and political and cultural tensions of the time, she takes time to draw Elisabeth\u2019s rich life with Carl and her large family. The narrative moves smoothly between the present and Elisabeth\u2019s early adult years, tracing her trouble with the Peltsers and her subsequent exile to Holland. The matter-of-the-fact narrative renders the emotional impact of the novel\u2019s happenings all the more powerful: Proctor\u2019s descriptions of the casual cruelties and tortures endured by the Black slaves, particularly at the hands of their masters, is more painful for being so unsentimental. While bestowing immediacy to Elisabeth\u2019s voice, Proctor skillfully conveys historical background in graceful prose: set against a background of military conflict between plantation owners and runaway slaves, the novel offers an unforgettable, page-turning look at the history of Suriname during its Golden Age. Her in-depth research into free Black women\u2019s lives in Suriname brings fascinating revelations about live-in-relationships, Black women&#8217;s inferior status despite their wealth, and the rampant superstitions that ruled everyday life. This is a winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Elisabeth Samson, Forbidden Bride<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Based on the true story of the first black woman in 18th century Suriname to get legal permission to marry white<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Carolyn V. Hamilton Proctor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swift House Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Elisabeth-Forbidden-Carolyn-Hamilton-Proctor-ebook\/dp\/B00HPBQ9N4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pub date June 6, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISBN 978-1733720946<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Price $17.95 (USD) Paperback, $4.15 Kindle edition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Profoundly moving and compelling\u2026 Proctor\u2019s captivating latest set in the 18th century tropical Dutch colony of Suriname details the deeply affecting story of a Black woman, who successfully challenged marriage laws upheld by the colonial Governor. 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