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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Kensington Pub Corp
Publication date
December 27, 2016
Pages
300
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781496706089
ISBN-10
1496706080
Dimensions
0 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Original list price
$15.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Oak Park, Illinois, 1875. Isabelle Larkinâs futureâlike that of every young womanâhinges upon her choice of husband. She delights her mother by becoming engaged to Gregory Gallagher, who is charismatic, politically ambitious, and publicly devoted. But Isabelleâs visions of a happy, profitable match come to a halt when she witnesses her fiancé commit a horrific crimeâand no one believes her.
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Gregory denies all, and Isabelleâs mother insists she marry as planned rather than drag them into scandal. Fearing for her life, Isabelle can think of only one escape: she feigns a mental breakdown that renders her mute, and is brought to Bellevue sanitarium. There she finds a friend in fellow patient Mary Todd Lincoln, committed after her husbandâs assassination.
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In this unlikely refuge, the women become allies, even as Isabelle maintains a veneer of madness for her own protection. But sooner or later, she must reclaim her voice. And if she uses it to expose the truth, Isabelle risks far more than she could ever imagine.
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Weaving together a thread of finely tuned suspense with a fascinating setting and real-life figures, Sarah Barthel's debut is historical fiction at its most evocative and compelling.
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Gregory denies all, and Isabelleâs mother insists she marry as planned rather than drag them into scandal. Fearing for her life, Isabelle can think of only one escape: she feigns a mental breakdown that renders her mute, and is brought to Bellevue sanitarium. There she finds a friend in fellow patient Mary Todd Lincoln, committed after her husbandâs assassination.
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In this unlikely refuge, the women become allies, even as Isabelle maintains a veneer of madness for her own protection. But sooner or later, she must reclaim her voice. And if she uses it to expose the truth, Isabelle risks far more than she could ever imagine.
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Weaving together a thread of finely tuned suspense with a fascinating setting and real-life figures, Sarah Barthel's debut is historical fiction at its most evocative and compelling.
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