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Out Front the Following Sea Paperback – January 11, 2022

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Out Front the Following Sea is a historical epic of one woman’s survival in a time when the wilderness is still wild, heresy is publicly punishable, and being independent is worse than scorned—it is a death sentence. At the onset of King William’s War between French and English settlers in 1689 New England, Ruth Miner is accused of witchcraft for the murder of her parents and must flee the brutality of her town. She stows away on the ship of the only other person who knows her innocence: an audacious sailor—Owen—bound to her by years of attraction, friendship, and shared secrets. But when Owen’s French ancestry finds him at odds with a violent English commander, the turmoil becomes life-or-death for the sailor, the headstrong Ruth, and the cast of Quakers, Pequot Indians, soldiers, highwaymen, and townsfolk dragged into the fray. Now Ruth must choose between sending Owen to the gallows or keeping her own neck from the noose.
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  1. Print length
    334 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Regal House Publishing
  4. Publication date
    January 11, 2022
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1646031946
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1646031948
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"With Out Front the Following Sea, Leah Angstman reveals herself as a brave new voice in historical fiction. With staggering authenticity, Angstman gives us a story of America before it was America—an era rife with witch hunts and colonial intrigue and New World battles all but forgotten in our history books and popular culture. This is historical fiction that speaks to the present, recalling the bold spirits and cultural upheavals of a nation yet to be born." —Taylor Brown, author of Pride of Eden, Gods of Howl Mountain, The River of Kings, Fallen Land, and In the Season of Blood & Gold

 

"Steeped in lush prose, authentic period detail, and edge-of-your-seat action, Out Front the Following Sea is a rollicking good read. Leah Angstman keeps the story moving at a breathtaking pace, and she knows more 17th century seafaring language and items of everyday use than you can shake a stick at. The result is a compelling work of romance, adventure, and historical illumination that pulls the reader straight in." —Rilla Askew, author of Fire in Beulah and The Mercy Seat
 

"Leah Angstman has written the historical novel that I didn’t know I needed to read. Out Front the Following Sea is set in an oft-forgotten time in the brutal wilds of pre-America that is so vividly and authentically drawn, with characters that are so alive and relevant, and a narrative so masterfully paced and plotted, that Angstman has performed the miracle of layering the tumultuous past over our troubled present to gift us a sparkling new reality." —Kevin Catalano, author of Where the Sun Shines Out and Deleted Scenes and Other Stories

 

"Out Front the Following Sea is a fascinating book, the kind of historical novel that evokes its time and place so vividly that the effect is just shy of hallucinogenic. I enjoyed it immensely." —Scott Phillips, author of The Ice Harvest, The Walkaway, Cottonwood, Hop Alley, The Adjustment, and Rake

 

"Out Front the Following Sea is a meticulously researched novel that mixes history, love story, and suspense. Watching Angstman’s willful protagonist, Ruth Miner, openly challenge the brutal world of 17th-Century New England, with its limiting ideas about gender, race, and science, was a delight." —Aline Ohanesian, author of Orhan’s Inheritance

 

"Leah Angstman is a gifted storyteller with a poet’s sense of both beauty and darkness, and her stunning historical novel, Out Front the Following Sea, establishes her as one of the most exciting young novelists in the country. Angstman plunges the reader into a brilliantly realized historical milieu peopled by characters real enough to touch. And in Ruth Miner, we are introduced to one of the most compelling protagonists in contemporary literature, a penetratingly intelligent, headstrong woman who is trying to survive on her wits alone in a Colonial America that you won’t find in the history books. A compulsive, vivid read that will change the way you look at the origins of our country, Leah Angstman’s Out Front the Following Sea announces the arrival of a preternatural talent." —Ashley Shelby, author of Muri, South Pole Station, and Red River Rising

 

"Rich, lyrical, and atmospheric, with a poet’s hand and a historian’s attention to detail. In Out Front the Following Sea, Leah Angstman creates an immersive world for readers to get lost in and a fascinating story to propel them through it. A thoroughly engaging and compelling tale." —Steph Post, author of Holding Smoke, Miraculum, Walk in the Fire, Lightwood, and A Tree Born Crooked

"Rich in deeply researched detail, and peopled by complex characters, Out Front the Following Sea is a fascinating story that is bound to entrance readers of historical fiction." —Kathleen Grissom, author of The Kitchen House and Glory Over Everything

"From the squalor, prejudice, and violence of 17th-century America, Leah Angstman has summoned to life the most extraordinary young woman. Ruth Miner insists on surviving, building a life, and being true to her odd independent self, despite the whole world seeing her as worthless filth. Angstman creates a hypnotically real and brutal world and then manages to infuse it with humor and beauty and a moving tale of love. The reader will follow Ruth Miner anywhere, and be the richer for it." —Heather O’Neill, author of The Lonely Hearts Hotel, Lullabies for Little Criminals, The Girl Who Was Saturday Night, and Daydreams of Angels

"Lapidary in its research and lively in its voice, Out Front the Following Sea by Leah Angstman is a rollicking story, racing along with wind in its sails. Though her tale unfolds hundreds of years in America’s past, Ruth Miner is the kind of high-spirited heroine whose high adventures haul you in and hold you fast." —Kathleen Rooney, author of Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk and Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey

About the Author

Leah Angstman is a historian and transplanted Michigander. Her writing has been a finalist for the Saluda River Prize, Cowles Book Prize, Able Muse Book Award, Bevel Summers Fiction Prize, and Chaucer Book Award, and has appeared in Publishers Weekly, L.A. Review of Books, Electric Literature, Nashville Review, Slice, and elsewhere. She serves as editor-in-chief for Alternating Current and vice chair for a Colorado historical commission.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Regal House Publishing (January 11, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 334 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1646031946
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1646031948
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.13 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Leah Angstman is a researcher, transplanted Michigander living in Boulder, and executive editor of Alternating Current Press and The Coil magazine. Her debut novel, OUT FRONT THE FOLLOWING SEA (Regal House, 2022), a look at King William’s War in a brutal 17th-century New England, was the recipient of over 30 awards and accolades. Her debut collection of short histories and novellas, SHOOT THE HORSES FIRST (Kernpunkt, 2023), has won over 10 awards, including six gold medals and the NIEBA Juror’s Choice award. Her latest book, FALCON IN THE DIVE (Regal House, 2024), is a novel of the French Revolution that’s already been a finalist for multiple awards. Leah’s writing can be found in Publishers Weekly, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Nashville Review, and elsewhere.

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This book has bittersweet romance, adventure, blood, war, and loss. It shows a detailed account of how women were branded as witches if they were different or sometimes they were labeled witches just because a crop dies or misfortune hits a town.Both the main characters face difficulties while trying to navigate their feelings for each other. There is an overabundance of conflict and obstacles in their way, almost to the point, they seem like nothing good will ever happen to them.Ruth is a survivor. Owen is smart but prideful. Each of their personal journeys, whether together or apart have shaped who they ultimately are as people.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2022
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Prose that comes out punching and a narrative that won’t quit.
Ruth is at odds with everyone and everything, even her dying granny. The villagers, the weather, and Owen, a sailor on the Primrose. And as what usually happens to independent-minded females in Colonial New England, she is treated as if she actually did wither the crops and has the power to harm innocents and not-so-innocents. Owen Townson, son of the captain of the ship he sails with—charming, annoying, challenging, doesn’t believe this is so, at least. The push and pull of their relationship is volatile in the way a forge, hammer, and anvil strengthen metal, and their interactions are a pleasure to read. She runs away with him, but it is a very long journey to actually be with him in a harsh, cruel landscape peopled with monsters masquerading as heroes and heroes as monsters.
Unforgettable prose and the kind of vivid immersive historical fiction I crave and literally flawless in the execution. A twisting plot driven by the characters, the wind, the wrong choices, by the right choices too late.
I had a hard time putting this down throughout and letting go when I was done. It’s still very alive in my mind a few weeks later. I’ve been hoping to come across something like Beheld by Tarashea Nesbit or the Midwife’s Revolt by Jodi Daynard.
Out Front the Following Sea by Leah Angstman is epic adventure storytelling and will keep you on the edge of your seat. I give it 10 brilliant stars and highly, highly recommend it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An atmospheric read
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2022
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Out Front the Following Sea is a delight to read. It’s thoroughly researched but doesn’t feel bogged down in historical facts. Set during the King William’s War between French and English settlers in 1689, the novel abounds with adventure and romance as it deals with survival in colonial New England. The cold winters are enough to The shifting of the political and religious climates, the war against the Native Americans, and the impending war provide ample sources of intrigue and action—along with the ever-present risk of accusations of witchcraft, treason, or heresy, particularly to women who don’t strictly follow the norm.

Ruth Miner is one of those women—headstrong and independent female. Ruth lost both her parents in a fire for which she, despite being only six at the time, was blamed and branded a witch by the colony. Now, at sixteen, she's an outcast, an orphan living with her grandmother.

Ruth has an escape plan, one she drew up with the help of Owen Townsend, her childhood friend, and leaves her village for another one, no less bound by religious and military dogma than her former home.

This is an atmospheric read, so much so you can almost feel the bitter sea winds blowing. However, the ending seemed a bit unbelievable.
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Julie P
5.0 out of 5 stars A powerful read
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2022
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An amazing story of love, perseverance, and survival, Out Front the Following Sea is a wonderful mix of action, suspense, history, and romance, and it is a story that will stay with you long after finishing it. Ruth Miner is a survivor – brave, strong, fierce, and fearless. An unconventional girl in a world that thrives on conformity is never safe, as Ruth knows too well. She is a woman ahead of her time with desires that are forbidden in a strict, patriarchal society that demands submission, especially among females. No matter what happens, Ruth never gives up, and I admire her perseverance and fighting spirit, especially considering the insurmountable obstacles she faces.

And the romance? I loved it! It’s heartbreaking and uplifting and devastating and hopeful. Two people bound by tragedy find home with each other, yet they are repeatedly torn apart. This couple went on an epic journey riddled with obstacles, and I couldn’t get enough of their story. I must admit, they broke my heart on more than one occasion, and I so wanted them to find some happiness together. Their deep and profound love story isn’t always pretty, but it is honest, complex, breathtaking, and absolutely epic!

I would definitely recommend this read the lovers of historical fiction. It is powerful and poignant, and it captivated me from the very first page!!
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J. Harshbarger
3.0 out of 5 stars Pros and cons to this one
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2023
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Pros: Mostly well written, good maps, glossary of foreign words.
Cons: Story had many unbelievable twists, some vocabulary could have been explained, lacking an author's note to clarify what was fiction and what had an element of truth to it. Much violence.

Overall, even though I read a lot of historical fiction, this would be far down on my list of recommendations for that genre.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting Story
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2022
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Wow! I loved this book. I will admit that it took me a couple of attempts before I got into the story. In the first chapter, the dialogue with Ruth and Owen is hard to follow, but then I was caught up in the story. I did not like Ruth in the first part. She was so angry with Owen despite the nice things he did for her. But by Part Two, Ruth had won me over to her side. I could not put the book down, and I even gasped at parts than caught me off guard as the twists and turns of the storyline unfolded. The exciting action scenes literally left me breathless. I could not read fast enough. I have recommend this book to so many people. If you love historical fiction, this is a must read that will leave you thinking about the characters long after you finish the book.
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Lisa B
1.0 out of 5 stars Last pages missing from book!
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2022
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Poor quality control from publisher of this book - the last pages were missing. I will return this book, but I wonder if the whole print batch is flawed. Can't believe the printer allowed these incomplete books on the market.
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Wendy J.
5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging crossover in historical and lit fic
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2022
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This deeply researched and ultimately heartfelt book is one that will appeal to readers of literary fiction and also historical fiction. Great read.
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David Palmer
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful prose, very descriptive, very accurate, a joy to read.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2022
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I downloaded a sample of this book (as I do with almost every book I'm thinking of buying) and knew before I'd finished the sample that I was going to buy it. Not only is it well written, (as mentioned by other reviewers) but it's well researched and accurate. I finished reading it last week and miss the characters so much I'm re-reading now.
I love this period in history and Leah has brought the whole era to life. This book has gone onto my top ten favourite books of all time.
I'm not going to review the book here because other people have done that. Suffice to say that if you like action entwined with romance and politics (of the time) all set in the colonial period of the New World you'll love this book, how could you not?
Buy it, you won't be disappointed.
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