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Varina

by Charles Frazier
$9.90
Varina
Varina

Civil War impact through a conflicted woman's eyes.

"Varina" offers a humanizing perspective on American history, focusing not on the battles, but on the personal struggles and moral complexities of Varina Howell. Her journey from a hopeful bride to the First Lady of the Confederacy, and eventual fugitive, paints a vivid picture of a divided nation. Sharing Varina's story gives us a window to the past, challenging us to question where we stand amidst the tides of history.

  • 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

by Charles Frazier
$9.90
ISBN: 9781473686144
Authors: Charles Frazier
Publisher: Sceptre
Date of Publication: 2018-04-03
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Drama, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Race, Historical Romance, Literature, War, World War II, Feminism, Classics
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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Civil War impact through a conflicted woman's eyes.

"Varina" offers a humanizing perspective on American history, focusing not on the battles, but on the personal struggles and moral complexities of Varina Howell. Her journey from a hopeful bride to the First Lady of the Confederacy, and eventual fugitive, paints a vivid picture of a divided nation. Sharing Varina's story gives us a window to the past, challenging us to question where we stand amidst the tides of history.

  • 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.