C. Arthur Ellis

In the Belly of the Anaconda (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

In the Belly of the Anaconda is a sweeping historical fiction set during the American Civil War, primarily focusing on the occupation of New Orleans and the personal struggles of its citizens amid the conflict. Through the lens of protagonist Rachel Durand, the story explores themes of survival, identity, and transformation in a society in upheaval.

Rachel, a widow navigating the occupied city, struggles to support her family while facing moral dilemmas and the weight of her Southern heritage. As Union forces tighten their grip on New Orleans, she is drawn into a world of espionage, intrigue, and resistance.

The novel also explores the moral and social dilemmas faced by its characters, including the tension between Southern tradition and the harsh realities of war, the plight of enslaved people seeking freedom, and the struggle of women to find agency in a male-dominated society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Gadflypublishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 723
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Februar 2026
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798999763129
• Artikelnr.: 75885161

Autorenporträt

C. Arthur Ellis, Jr. grew up in Live Oak, Florida, where the Suwannee River flowed with stories as old as the land itself. His heritage traces back to a young physician who, in the late 1700s, boarded a Spanish galleon to escape religious intolerance in Ireland during the Rebellion and seek freedom across the Atlantic. His grandchildren, however, found themselves fighting in the American Civil War, an ironic twist in the family's long search for liberty. Dr. Ellis earned master's degrees in medical physiology and literature, then completed a doctorate in the humanities with a concentration in the history of medicine. He built a career in laboratory medicine and education before turning to writing in retirement. His Zora Hurston and the Strange Case of Ruby McCollum, along with appearances on A Crime to Remember (Discovery Channel) and Curtain of Secrecy (a true-crime documentary short), renewed attention to a forgotten trial that exposed issues of race, gender, and power in the Jim Crow South. His current novel, In the Belly of the Anaconda, contrasts the romanticized myth of Scarlett in Gone with the Wind with the story of Rachel, a New Orleans native who sheds her privileged illusions to confront the cruelty of slavery and dedicate her life to social change. Dr. Ellis lives in the beautiful North Georgia mountains with his forensic psychologist wife of fifty-seven years, Dr. Leslie Ellis, their family, a black bear, a mountain lion, and a lively pack of rescue dogs.