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. |
도서 본문에서
20개의 결과 중 1 - 5개
... mother , Miriam , had come in their rig to fetch her home . During their visit , Aunt Molly came down with measles , a gift from the Confederate soldiers camping nearby . Several neighbors caught it , too . Miriam insisted they stay to ...
... Mother's carriage horses and the few work horses Aunt Molly had , too . Something about the cavalry and preserv- ing the glorious Union . How would Aunt Molly travel now , or bring back supplies from town ? How would she and Mother get ...
... Mother ! " Annie wailed . " Mother , please come here . Please . He's dying . I just know it . " Miriam Sinclair reassuringly patted the face of the boy she was tending before standing and sweeping across the lawn to Annie . How did she ...
... mother and the head of a large working farm , she'd nursed too many to be squeamish about propriety . Annie gasped when she saw the ugly gash along the officer's side . She turned her eyes away and covered her mouth . " It's just a ...
... mother rushing down the steps , searching the sea of confusion , calling for Annie . " I'm here , Mother , " Annie gasped . 14.