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Jeff Johnston, a budding historian working for a Civil War novelist, is drawn into an unlikely romance with Annie, a woman plagued by vivid nightmares. Together they wander the silent battlefields of the heartland, seeking answers to her dreams and the mysteries of the war. Their bond grows amid the weight of historic duty and personal longing, offering a tender yet tense look at love, memory, and the past.
First publish date: 1987
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Connie Willis
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