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Wounded and near death, a young Union Army corporal is found in the woods of Virginia during the Civil War and brought to the nearby Miss Martha Farnsworth Seminary for Young Ladies. There he quickly begins to interact with the three older women and five teenage girls stationed at the seminary, creating a complex web of fascination, fear, and attraction. As the relationships deepen, the once-hopeful soldier must confront the true nature of those around him, pushing the boundaries of autonomy and desire in the shadows of a Southern outpost.
First publish date: 1966
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Thomas Cullinan
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