The Hamilton Affair by Elizabeth Cobbs

The Blurb On The Back:

He is the son of tragedy

Born a bastard and raised an orphan in the stifling Caribbean heat. Alexander Hamilton will prove his worth on the blood-soaked battlefields of the American Revolution.

She is the daughter of fortune

A wealthy child of privilege, Elizabeth Shuyler has never wanted for anything. But she longs for a life of so much more.

War will bring them together; peace will tear them apart

In her, Hamilton finds the extraordinary intelligence and passionate heart that will motivate him to revolutionise American politics … and go down in history as one of the great Founding Fathers of the bold new country.

In him, Eliza finds a man who is finally, truly, her equal - someone who will inspire her to dedicate her life to a cause much greater than herself.

And history will make them immortal

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The Verdict:

Elizabeth Cobbs's historical romance is an episodic affair that gives a straightforward biographical account of the couple, which should appeal to fans of the Hamilton musical but there's little emotional insight here - particularly regarding his affair with Maria Reynolds and blackmail by her husband and his rivalry with Aaron Burr, James Monroe and Thomas Jefferson - and I don't think it adds anything to understanding either person.

Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.