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The new novel from the number one bestselling author of COLD MOUNTAIN - a stunning portrait of the devastation left by the American Civil War, as seen through the eyes of a woman who played a part at the heart of it. Sooner or later, history asks: which side were you on? 'Riveting...this is a sharp, evocative novel' - Publishers Weekly 'Beneath the chilling, photogenic story, the writing remains beautiful' - Independent With her marriage prospects ruined in the wake of her father's financial decline, teenage Varina Howell decides her best option is to wed the much-older widower Jefferson Davis, with whom she expects a life of security as a Mississippi landowner. When he instead pursues a career in politics and is appointed President of the Confederacy, it puts Varina at the white-hot centre of one of the darkest moments in American history - culpable regardless of her intentions. As the Confederacy prepares to surrender and she finds herself friendless and alone, Varina and her children escape Richmond. With her marriage in tatters and the country divided, they travel south, now fugitives with 'bounties on their heads, an entire nation in pursuit'.Product Identifiers
PublisherHodder & Stoughton
ISBN-139781473686168
eBay Product ID (ePID)11046588571
Product Key Features
Book TitleVarina
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicBooks
GenreHistorical
AuthorCharles Frazier
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height196 mm
Item Weight260 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorCharles Frazier