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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... telling your surgeons to take a closer look next time if you Yankee boys are going to insist on this foolishness . " She smiled down at him as she spoke . He smiled back sheepishly . " Yes , ma'am . ” With surprise , Annie picked up the ...
... tell her all about your misadventures . Don't forget to write her . She'll be worrying . “ My name is Miriam Sinclair and this is my daughter , Annie . You are enjoying the hospitality of my sister , Molly , whose lawn this is . There ...
... telling your children that the war was won right in your front lawn ! ” But it wasn't over in a few minutes . The sporadic fighting went on and on . Explosions continued to rock the house , shaking buckets of dust out of the exposed ...
... tell her mother sensed a new resolve about him as well . " Was it hard today , son ? ” Laurence began to speak , stopped , then began again in a hushed tone . “ It . . .was disturbing , Mother , I'll not lie . We were ordered into ...
... tell you ! " Down by the ruined corn , campfires burned , and the smell of coffee and salt pork frying in thick grease drifted toward Annie . She hadn't eaten since early morning . But the smell of such coarse food was hardly appetizing ...