📖 A Founding Mother: A Novel of Abigail Adams

👤 Authors: Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie
📚 Genre: Historical Fiction • Biographical Fiction • Women’s Fiction
🏢 Publisher: William Morrow
📅 Publication Date: May 5, 2026
📄 Pages: 464
🎧 Format: Audiobook
🎙️ Narrator: Cassandra Campbell
⏱️ Audiobook Length: 17 hours, 20 minutes
⭐ Rating: 4 Stars

🇺🇸 A Founding Mother was a fresh and creative historical novel that offered a new perspective on American history. Rather than focusing only on the men traditionally associated with the country’s founding, Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie placed Abigail Adams at the center of the story and showed the important role she played during such a significant period.

✨ The story felt different from many of the historical novels I’ve read. Some of the developments were unexpected, and the authors created a strong, polished, and engaging portrayal of Abigail’s life. Her experiences gave me a deeper understanding of both the woman and the history surrounding her.

✍️ The writing was strong, and the story was layered and well developed. It was thought-provoking without becoming difficult to follow, and the historical details added depth without taking away from the emotional side of the story.

💭 This book encouraged me to consider the personal sacrifices, complicated relationships, and difficult decisions behind the history we already know. It offered more than a simple retelling of historical events by exploring the emotions and experiences of the people living through them.

🎧 At 17 hours and 20 minutes, this was a long audiobook, and it took me some time to finish. It was enjoyable but easy to pause, so I stepped away from it several times. However, whenever I returned to the story, I quickly became engaged again and didn’t want to stop listening.

🌙 Julie’s Final Verdict

A Founding Mother was an engaging, thoughtful, and beautifully developed historical novel. Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie offered a fresh perspective on America’s founding by placing Abigail Adams and her experiences at the heart of the story.

The audiobook was long, and I paused it several times, but that didn’t mean I had lost interest. Whenever I picked it back up, the story quickly pulled me in again. It was layered, believable, educational, and thought-provoking—a great read that gave me a deeper appreciation for Abigail Adams and her place in American history.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 Stars

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