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Benjamin Frankiln’s Bastard by Sally Cabot is definitely an absorbing and persuasive work of fictional historical fiction that brings alive only a little-known section of the American Revolution — the tale of Benjamin Franklin and his bastard son, and the ladies who loved them both.William Franklin, the son of Benjamin and his beloved mistress, Anne, is elevated by Deborah, Benjamin’s spouse. A working loyalist, he and his dad can't reunite their extremely disparate opinions, creating a rift within the relationship equally believed unbreakable.Fascinating and tragic, Benjamin Franklin’s Bastard is just a gripping story of family, love, and war, set against among America’s many interesting periods of record.