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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... turned her eyes away and covered her mouth . " It's just a flesh wound , " Miriam said after a quick assessment . " I can dress this easily . See , Annie . It's not even as bad as the time your brother ripped up his leg when he fell off ...
... turned and ran . Now she could hear their feet , crashing along the ground , coming up behind her . She looked toward the house and saw her mother rushing down the steps , searching the sea of confusion , calling for Annie . " I'm here ...
... managed to fire off shots before they , too , turned their mounts and fled , catching up with the soldiers running on foot . Crack - crack - crack . Little puffs of smoke popped atop the corn as whatever was hidden answered fire . Some- 17.
... turned to Annie . Annie could see the grief in her mother's face and knew she was also thinking of three other sons - brothers Annie barely remembered , two older than Laurence and one younger . All three had died with their father in ...
... turned to Annie's cousins- " you'll be 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 ...