Annie, Between the StatesHarper Collins, 2004 - 496 стор. 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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... looked at the young Union officer more carefully . He had dark , questioning eyes , and a lean , clean - cut face with none of the bombastic whiskers so many of the men grew that made them look like walruses . He was trying to say more ...
... Annie felt herself inching back , back , back . She could see faces plainly ... looked toward the house and saw her mother rushing down the steps , searching the sea of confusion , calling for Annie . " I'm here , Mother , " Annie gasped .
... Annie found themselves stopped and surrounded by frightened , shaking , panting men . Annie looked down and realized that she still clutched the water bucket . Her skirt was drenched , but there was some water left in the bucket . She ...
... Annie looked at her brother's fair , fine - boned face , before always so quiet and contained , now flushed with excite- ment . Still very young - looking at age twenty - one , and yet there was a man's self - assurance in his large ...
... Annie . I'm going to see if I'm needed . I'll return . ” A soft , damp night breeze brushed Annie and cooled her . She looked up to the sky and tried to close her ears to the sounds around her as she searched for constellations— Orion ...
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