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"A gripping tale told by a gifted writer."--Beverly Lewis Caroline Fletcher is caught in a nation split apart and torn between the ones she loves and a truth she can't deny
The daughter of a wealthy slave-holding family from Richmond, Virginia, Caroline Fletcher is raised to believe slavery is God-ordained and acceptable. But on awakening to its cruelty and injustice, her eyes are opened to the men and women who have cared tirelessly for her. At the same time, her father and her fiance, Charles St. John, are fighting for the Confederacy and their beloved way of life and traditions. Where does Caroline's loyalty lie? Emboldened by her passion to make a difference and her growing faith, will she risk everything she holds dear?
Author: Lynn Austin
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Published: 03/18/2014
Pages: 456
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.30d
ISBN13: 9780764211904
ISBN10: 0764211900
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical | General
- Fiction | Christian | Historical
- Fiction | Christian | Romance | General
The daughter of a wealthy slave-holding family from Richmond, Virginia, Caroline Fletcher is raised to believe slavery is God-ordained and acceptable. But on awakening to its cruelty and injustice, her eyes are opened to the men and women who have cared tirelessly for her. At the same time, her father and her fiance, Charles St. John, are fighting for the Confederacy and their beloved way of life and traditions. Where does Caroline's loyalty lie? Emboldened by her passion to make a difference and her growing faith, will she risk everything she holds dear?
Author: Lynn Austin
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Published: 03/18/2014
Pages: 456
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.30d
ISBN13: 9780764211904
ISBN10: 0764211900
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical | General
- Fiction | Christian | Historical
- Fiction | Christian | Romance | General
About the Author
Lynn Austin, a former teacher who now writes and speaks full time, has won eight Christy Awards for her historical fiction. One of those novels, Hidden Places, has also been made into a Hallmark Channel movie. Lynn and her husband have raised three children and make their home near Chicago, Illinois.