From childhood, Susan Gray and her cousin Louisa May Alcott have
shared a safe, insular world of outdoor adventures and grand
amateur theater -- a world that begins to evaporate with the
outbreak of the Civil War. Frustrated with sewing uniforms and
wrapping bandages, the two women journey to Washington, D.C.'s
Union Hospital to volunteer as nurses. Nothing has prepared them
for the horrors of this grueling experience. There they meet the
remarkable Clara Barton -- the legendary Angel of the Battlefield
-- and she becomes their idol and mentor. Soon one wounded soldier
begins to captivate and puzzle them all -- a man who claims to be a
blacksmith, but whose appearance and sharp intelligence suggest he
might not be who he says he is. Through the Civil War and its
chaotic aftermath to the apex of Louisa's fame as the author of
Little Women and Lincoln's appointment of Clara to the job of
finding and naming the war's missing and dead, this novel is
ultimately the story of friendship between women -- women who broke
the mold society set for them, while still reckoning with betrayal,
love, and forgiveness.
General
| Imprint: |
Simon & Schuster
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
May 2004 |
| First published: |
May 2004 |
| Authors: |
Patricia O'Brien
|
| Dimensions: |
127 x 203 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
368 |
| Edition: |
Original ed. |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7432-5750-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Historical fiction
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
0-7432-5750-2 |
| Barcode: |
9780743257503 |
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