To Whisper Her Name - Tamera Alexander

Descriere To Whisper Her Name - Tamera Alexander

Olivia, a widow of a murdered carpetbagger, gratefully accepts an invitation fromthe Hardings of Belle Meade Plantation and dear friends of Olivia's late mother. Expecting to be the Hardings' housekeeper, she is disillusioned after she learns the real reason why her aunt agreed to her coming. \nFrom bestselling author Tamera Alexander comes an exquisite historical novel set against the real history of Belle Meade Plantation in Nashville, Tennessee, that explores the struggles of real people of the post-war South and the journeys of a man and a woman scarred by betrayal.Olivia Aberdeen, destitute widow of a man shot as a traitor to the South, is shunned by proper society and gratefully accepts an invitation from Elizabeth Harding, mistress of Belle Meade Plantation. Expecting to be the Hardings' head housekeeper, Olivia is disillusioned when she learns the real reason Elizabeth's husband, Confederate General William Giles Harding, agreed to her coming. Not finding the safe haven she expects, Olivia is caught off guard by her feelings for Ridley Adam Cooper, a man who seems anything but a Southern gentleman.Branded a traitor by some, Ridley Cooper, a Southern son who chose to fight for the Union, is a man desperate to end the war still raging inside him. Determined to learn the gift that Belle Meade's head horse trainer and former slave, Bob Green, possesses, Ridley harbors secrets that threaten both their lives.As Ridley seeks to make peace within himself for fighting against the South he loved, Olivia is determined to never be betrayed again.Praise for Tamera Alexander: To Whisper Her Name has everything a fine historical novel needs: characters we truly care about, struggles that really matter, splashes of humor to engage us, and period details that bring the past to vibrant life. Ridley and Olivia both arrive with heartaches and disappointments tucked in their traveling bags. Watching them unpack those memories and make room for the Lord's cleansing touch is pure reading pleasure. --Liz Curtis Higgs, New York Times bestselling authorRich in history, romance, and human drama, To Whisper Her Name is a book to be savored, like a sumptuous Southern banquet. Tamera Alexander's skills as a master storyteller have never been more evident. --Robin Lee Hatcher, bestselling author of Cross My Heart and Who I Am with YouTo W

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Zondervan

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9780310291060

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