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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... took Annie's hand , and followed . The earthy coolness of the dirt cellar instantly calmed Annie as she shuffled her way down the dark steps . Miriam closed the door and bolted it . The shouts , the gunfire , and the cannon explosions ...
... took her hand . Her voice had a false singsong cheeriness about it . “ But it will be all right . Our cavalry is here now , chasing the Federal invaders off . You'll see . It'll be over within a few minutes , I imagine . And just think ...
... took 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 ...
... took clever managing and persistence , but Hickory Heights could thrive with- out an adult male running it . But here ? She glanced over at her aunt , weak and sick , lying in the dirt of a cellar . She wasn't sure . Annie squeezed ...
... took his mother's hand . “ I was frightened . But I remembered what Colonel Stuart had said just a few days before when we were outnumbered . He said , ' A good man on a good horse can never be caught . Cavalry can trot away from ...