Annie, Between the StatesHarper Collins, 2004 - 496페이지 The civil war has broken out, and Annie Sinclair's Virginia home, Hickory Heights, is right in the line of battle. Caught up in the rising conflict, Annie and her mother tend to wounded soldiers while Annie's older brother, Laurence, enlists in the Confederate cavalry under Jeb Stuart. Even Annie's rambunctious baby brother, Jamie, joins John Mosby, the notorious "Gray Ghost." Faced with invading armies, Annie is compelled into a riskier role to protect her family and farm. She conceals Confederate soldiers and warns Southern commanders of Union traps, and the flamboyant Jeb Stuart dubs her "Lady Liberty." Annie's loyalty is clear until a wounded Union officer is dragged onto her porch. Saved from a bullet by a volume of Keats' poetry he keeps in his pocket, Thomas Walker startles Annie with his love of verse. After several chance encounters, Annie is surprised by her growing interest in the dark-eyed Northerner as they connect through a shared passion for poetry. As the war rages on, Annie begins to question some of the values driving Virginia's involvement. Then tragedy befalls Hickory Heights, and Annie becomes the subject of a shocking accusation. She must confront the largest quandary of all: choosing her own course. L. M. Elliott crafts a stirring novel that carries readers from the Manassas battlefield to fancy-dress balls to the burning of the Shenandoah Valley while capturing the tenacious spirit of a young heroine facing an extraordinary, complex time in American history. |
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... Annie , darlin ' , don't be silly now . You'll be scaring the lieutenant . " Miriam's parents had been Irish immi ... Annie's father , Thaddeus , had ignored his social standing when he'd married the beautiful but Irish - Catholic ...
... Annie's hand , and followed . The earthy coolness of the dirt cellar instantly calmed Annie as she shuffled her way ... Annie's hand , his eyes big and worried . Annie nodded . " Miriam , what's happening ? It sounds like the Coming of ...
... Annie's hands and walked the cellar with her . They were only seven and six years old . What would happen to them if Uncle John was killed ? He'd joined the 8th Virginia Regiment and was definitely in the fray . Aunt Molly cer- tainly ...
... Annie stiffened and her voice became icy . " My brother does not fight to keep slavery , sir . ” " No ? Are you sure , miss ? Do you have any slaves ? " Annie's face grew hot . They did , but it wasn't the way Northern abolitionists ...
... Annie looked down at the boy again . His forehead was awash in perspiration . Funny , it hadn't looked like that a minute ago , and the night was a pleasant one . Annie put her hand to his head . It was hot as a stovepipe . " Good Lord ...