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Bezig met laden... The Fiercer Heart: A Novel of Love and Obsessiondoor Micaela Gilchrist
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This novel was very interesting, and provided an insight into love I hope never to experience. Like the title says it's a novel of love and obsession, and it will leave you realing towards the end of the book because of the way some of the characters behave. ( ) I was hoping for a true sequel to The Good Journey. It was not, and not nearly as good as the other book. This book is about the tumultuous relationship between Diana Bullitt Kearney, the younger sister of the heroine in Good Journey, and her husband, Lt. (later Gen.) Philip Kearney. Kearney was a soldier, in every meaning of the word, loved war, loved the military; fought for the French over seas, fought Indian wars in Oregon, lost an arm during the Mexican War, and was killed in the American Civil War. By then he and Diana were divorced - a scandalous situation in the 19th century. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
This is the story of an American love affair.Intimate and painfully real, this epic tale from the pages of history is based on the lives of vivacious and iron-willed Diana Bullitt, a Southern woman from an illustrious colonial family, and General Philip Kearny, one of the Union's legendary military leaders, a dissolute and passionate man descended from two centuries of New York aristocracy. In antebellum America, a time when appearances are paramount, Kearny introduces his beautiful young bride to a mesmerizing world of opulence and power. But Diana's tranquil existence soon ends when Kearny joins his cavalry company in Mexico and returns home from the war mutilated and suffering from trauma. Though Diana struggles to free Philip of his demons, she discovers that she must either follow her conscience and begin a new life for herself or submit to societal pressure and ignore Philip's devastating addictions and his indiscreet liaisons with other women. Rebelling against her husband, Diana embarks on a perilous journey, experiences the full power of her own abilities, and changes profoundly, shedding her provincial ideas of wifely duty and propriety. Even as Philip's and Diana's twin destinies spiral inexorably toward disaster with the impending Civil War, the couple is entrapped by the persistence of their desire, their pride, and their abiding love for each other. Micaela Gilchrist uses privately held correspondence, unpublished diaries, and family legends to create an unforgettable love story inspired by historical figures and actual events. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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