Jeanne Gehret

Secrets to the Wind (Dauntless, #1) (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

"The best historical fiction is not just a plausible reconstruction, but an entry into the lives of people in times long passed. Jeanne Gehret demonstrates the ability to do just this in Secrets to the Wind . . . . The combination of detail, historical realism, and a well-crafted, plausible historical relationship makes this a compelling and worthwhile read.--Brandon Fess, librarian at Rochester Public Library, Local History & Genealogy
1863: Half a continent apart, a man and a woman fight slavery separately until they join forces in a cunning attack on human bondage.
Annie Osborn of Martha's Vineyard has had little trouble keeping her Underground Railroad activities secret. But while she was assisting a freedom seeker, a Confederate sympathizer witnessed the event. He'll keep quiet if she grants him sexual favors. If not, he'll turn her in to authorities to be jailed and fined.
Daniel Read Anthony of Kansas has no qualms about owning up to his six years fighting slaveholders as a guerilla abolitionist and Union colonel. He'd much rather be known for his heroism than the way he killed a civilian in a street fight. And he'll never tell how he's kept his sister Susan B. Anthony safe while giving her abolitionist speeches.
Although Annie and Daniel's shared resistance to slavery leads to love, his shameful past holds him back. Maybe it's too late for Annie anyway, because her accuser is running out of patience. The couple's only chance for a future together lies in using their unique strengths to confound her enemy and re-open the freedom trail on Martha's Vineyard.
Basing her novel on hundreds of newspaper articles, scrapbooks, and archives, the author fashions the scattered fragments of Annie and Daniel's legacy into an account that seems larger than lifeexcept that it's mostly true.
Sure to please fans of Stephanie Dray, Marie Benedict, and Glen Craney.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Verbal Images Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781884281068
• Artikelnr.: 73219706