Frazier, Charles
Varina
- ISBN 13:
- 9781473686168
- author:
- Frazier, Charles
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Sceptre
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 368
- Dimensions:
- 19.5 x 12.3 x 1.9 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Varina tells the story of a woman who finds herself at the heart of one of America's darkest moments. After her father's financial decline, teenage Varina Howell is forced to make an unlikely choice: marry a widower with ambitions in politics. When he becomes President of the Confederacy, Varina is drawn into the midst of war and division. As the Confederacy prepares to surrender, Varina and her children must flee Richmond, leaving behind everything they know. With 'bounties on their heads' and an entire nation in pursuit, they embark on a perilous journey south, searching for safety and security. This is a powerful portrait of one woman's experience during a time of great turmoil. In this novel, Charles Frazier explores the devastating consequences of war and the personal costs faced by those caught up in it.