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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... Miriam Sinclair reassuringly patted the face of the boy she was tending before standing and sweeping across the lawn to Annie . How did she always look so calm ? Annie marveled . Her anger vanished . Even though she was fifteen years ...
... Miriam . She tried hard during his lifetime to shed her heritage for him , even dropping her heartfelt religion to become Episcopalian . But Miriam's roots always showed when she comforted someone . Miriam undid the officer's shirt and ...
... Miriam interrupted . " Thomas . Lieutenant Thomas Walker , from Massa- chusetts , serving with Palmer's cavalry ... Miriam Sinclair and this is my daughter , Annie . You are enjoying the hospitality of my sister , Molly , whose lawn this ...
... Miriam was there , pushing the man away . " That way . Past the house , down the lane , onto the road , then three or four miles east . " As Miriam spoke and pointed , a half dozen boys swarmed her and the man . " Which way , ma'am ...
... Miriam and Annie found themselves stopped and surrounded by frightened , shaking , panting men . Annie looked down and realized that she still clutched the water bucket . Her skirt was drenched , but there was some water left in the ...