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Belle Wickham’s world turns upside down when Captain Vance Wickham falls in the brutal Battle of Sharpsburg. Determined to repay the loss, she secretly assumes the role of a Confederate spy. While living at the Winslow family homestead in Virginia, she must conceal her true allegiance from her grandfather, Captain Whitfield Winslow, a staunch Yankee officer. The novel explores the moral ambiguities of war, family loyalty and loyalty at stake as Belle navigates the divided loyalties and dangers of the Civil War era.
First publish date: 1991
Genre: History/Military History
Authors: Gilbert Morris
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