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Varina

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American Civil War seen through abandoned wife's eyes.

Varina, by Charles Frazier, is a poignant novel set in the American Civil War and told through the eyes of a woman stuck in the middle of it all. Despite trying to make the best of her situation, Varina finds herself alone and on the run, her life seemingly ruined. This novel presents a unique perspective on a well-known historical event, and is perfect for those interested in historical fiction.

  • Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award (2018)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Varina

Regular price ₱697.05
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₱627.35 Thryft Club Member Price
ISBN: 9781473686144
Authors: Charles Frazier
Publisher: Sceptre
Date of Publication: 2018-04-03
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction
Related Topics: World War II, War, Historical Romance
Goodreads rating: 3.66
(rated by 13254 readers)

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In his powerful fourth novel, Charles Frazier returns to the time and place of Cold Mountain, vividly bringing to life the chaos and devastation of the Civil War.With her marriage prospects limited, teenage Varina Howell agrees to wed the much-older widower Jefferson Davis, with whom she expects a life of security as a Mississippi landowner. He instead pursues a career in politics and is eventually appointed president of the Confederacy, placing Varina at the white-hot center of one of the darkest moments in American history—culpable regardless of her intentions. The Confederacy falling, her marriage in tatters, and the country divided, Varina and her children escape Richmond and travel south on their own, now fugitives with “bounties on their heads, an entire nation in pursuit.” Intimate in its detailed observations of one woman’s tragic life and epic in its scope and power, Varina is a novel of an American war and its aftermath. Ultimately, the book is a portrait of a woman who comes to realize that complicity carries consequences.
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American Civil War seen through abandoned wife's eyes.

Varina, by Charles Frazier, is a poignant novel set in the American Civil War and told through the eyes of a woman stuck in the middle of it all. Despite trying to make the best of her situation, Varina finds herself alone and on the run, her life seemingly ruined. This novel presents a unique perspective on a well-known historical event, and is perfect for those interested in historical fiction.

  • Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award (2018)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.