Author: Elizabeth Crook
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: 0307833828
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
In 1829, Sam Houston was the thirty-six-year-old governor of Tennessee, a “beautiful…imperious giant genius of a man,” whose political horizons seemed limitless. The marriage of this charismatic, ambitious statesman to twenty-year-old Eliza Allen, the daughter of a prominent landholder, seemed to form the perfect social foundation on which Houston would build his glittering career. But just eleven weeks after the wedding, Eliza suddenly and inexplicably left her new husband, creating a scandal that caused the governor to resign his office in disgrace and embark on an exile that would ultimately deliver him to Texas, and a destiny even grander and more improbable than anyone could have imagined. Through decades of rumor and speculation, Sam Houston and Eliza Allen never revealed the source of their unhappiness, and carried the secret with them to their graves. The Raven’s Bride is a brilliantly original novel that unravels this dark romantic mystery while illuminating a vivid and fascinating moment in America’s past. In these pages, Sam Houston is presented as he must have been—a heroic figure (called the Raven by the Cherokee), vain, flamboyant, magnetic, his outsized personality fueled by a desperate need for love. And Eliza Allen is his match: a prideful, magnificent young woman, both drawn to and disturbed by her husband’s grand aspirations. With the investigative acuity of a historian and the profound empathy of a gifted novelist, Elizabeth Crook has created an enthralling portrait of these star-crossed lovers and the vibrant, restless world that brought them together. Richly detailed and splendidly imagined, The Raven’s Bride turns a baffling historical conundrum into a complex and deeply affecting love story.
Raven's Bride
Author: Elizabeth Crook
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: 0307833828
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
In 1829, Sam Houston was the thirty-six-year-old governor of Tennessee, a “beautiful…imperious giant genius of a man,” whose political horizons seemed limitless. The marriage of this charismatic, ambitious statesman to twenty-year-old Eliza Allen, the daughter of a prominent landholder, seemed to form the perfect social foundation on which Houston would build his glittering career. But just eleven weeks after the wedding, Eliza suddenly and inexplicably left her new husband, creating a scandal that caused the governor to resign his office in disgrace and embark on an exile that would ultimately deliver him to Texas, and a destiny even grander and more improbable than anyone could have imagined. Through decades of rumor and speculation, Sam Houston and Eliza Allen never revealed the source of their unhappiness, and carried the secret with them to their graves. The Raven’s Bride is a brilliantly original novel that unravels this dark romantic mystery while illuminating a vivid and fascinating moment in America’s past. In these pages, Sam Houston is presented as he must have been—a heroic figure (called the Raven by the Cherokee), vain, flamboyant, magnetic, his outsized personality fueled by a desperate need for love. And Eliza Allen is his match: a prideful, magnificent young woman, both drawn to and disturbed by her husband’s grand aspirations. With the investigative acuity of a historian and the profound empathy of a gifted novelist, Elizabeth Crook has created an enthralling portrait of these star-crossed lovers and the vibrant, restless world that brought them together. Richly detailed and splendidly imagined, The Raven’s Bride turns a baffling historical conundrum into a complex and deeply affecting love story.
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: 0307833828
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
In 1829, Sam Houston was the thirty-six-year-old governor of Tennessee, a “beautiful…imperious giant genius of a man,” whose political horizons seemed limitless. The marriage of this charismatic, ambitious statesman to twenty-year-old Eliza Allen, the daughter of a prominent landholder, seemed to form the perfect social foundation on which Houston would build his glittering career. But just eleven weeks after the wedding, Eliza suddenly and inexplicably left her new husband, creating a scandal that caused the governor to resign his office in disgrace and embark on an exile that would ultimately deliver him to Texas, and a destiny even grander and more improbable than anyone could have imagined. Through decades of rumor and speculation, Sam Houston and Eliza Allen never revealed the source of their unhappiness, and carried the secret with them to their graves. The Raven’s Bride is a brilliantly original novel that unravels this dark romantic mystery while illuminating a vivid and fascinating moment in America’s past. In these pages, Sam Houston is presented as he must have been—a heroic figure (called the Raven by the Cherokee), vain, flamboyant, magnetic, his outsized personality fueled by a desperate need for love. And Eliza Allen is his match: a prideful, magnificent young woman, both drawn to and disturbed by her husband’s grand aspirations. With the investigative acuity of a historian and the profound empathy of a gifted novelist, Elizabeth Crook has created an enthralling portrait of these star-crossed lovers and the vibrant, restless world that brought them together. Richly detailed and splendidly imagined, The Raven’s Bride turns a baffling historical conundrum into a complex and deeply affecting love story.
The Raven's Bride
Author: Lenore Hart
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 142999424X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
When eight-year-old Virginia "Sissy" Clemm meets her handsome cousin, Eddy, she sees the perfect husband she's conjured up in childhood games. Thirteen years her elder, he's soft-spoken, brooding, and handsome. Eddy fails his way through West Point and the army yet each time he returns to Baltimore, their friendship grows. As Sissy trains for a musical career, her childhood crush turns to love. When she's thirteen, Eddy proposes. But as their happy life darkens, Sissy endures Poe's abrupt disappearances, self-destructive moods, and alcoholic binges. When she falls ill, his greatest fear– that he'll lose the woman he loves– drives him both madness, and to his greatest literary achievement. Part ghost story, part love story, this provocative novel explores the mysterious, shocking relationship between Edgar Allan Poe and young Sissy Clemm, his cousin, muse and great love. Lenore Hart, author of Becky, imagines the beating heart of the woman who inspired American literature's most demonized literary figure– and who ultimately destroyed him.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 142999424X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
When eight-year-old Virginia "Sissy" Clemm meets her handsome cousin, Eddy, she sees the perfect husband she's conjured up in childhood games. Thirteen years her elder, he's soft-spoken, brooding, and handsome. Eddy fails his way through West Point and the army yet each time he returns to Baltimore, their friendship grows. As Sissy trains for a musical career, her childhood crush turns to love. When she's thirteen, Eddy proposes. But as their happy life darkens, Sissy endures Poe's abrupt disappearances, self-destructive moods, and alcoholic binges. When she falls ill, his greatest fear– that he'll lose the woman he loves– drives him both madness, and to his greatest literary achievement. Part ghost story, part love story, this provocative novel explores the mysterious, shocking relationship between Edgar Allan Poe and young Sissy Clemm, his cousin, muse and great love. Lenore Hart, author of Becky, imagines the beating heart of the woman who inspired American literature's most demonized literary figure– and who ultimately destroyed him.
The Raven's Bride
Author: Elizabeth Crook
Publisher: New York : Doubleday
ISBN: 9780385417754
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
FICTION-HISTORICAL
Publisher: New York : Doubleday
ISBN: 9780385417754
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
FICTION-HISTORICAL
The Lady of the Ravens (Queens of the Tower, Book 1)
Author: Joanna Hickson
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0008305595
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
‘A fascinating portrait of the women who helped make a dynasty’ The Times ‘Bewitching’ Woman & Home ‘Evocative’ Woman’s Weekly
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0008305595
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
‘A fascinating portrait of the women who helped make a dynasty’ The Times ‘Bewitching’ Woman & Home ‘Evocative’ Woman’s Weekly
Here Comes the Bride
Author: Beatrice Masini
Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
ISBN: 0887768989
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Filomena the seamstress is known throughout the town for her elegant wedding gowns, but when shy Rusty proposes, she decides to make her own wedding dress extra fancy.
Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
ISBN: 0887768989
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Filomena the seamstress is known throughout the town for her elegant wedding gowns, but when shy Rusty proposes, she decides to make her own wedding dress extra fancy.
The Agincourt Bride
Author: Joanna Hickson
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007446985
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
The best-selling novel about the queen who founded the Tudor dynasty. ‘A bewitching first novel...alive with historical detail’ Good Housekeeping.
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007446985
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
The best-selling novel about the queen who founded the Tudor dynasty. ‘A bewitching first novel...alive with historical detail’ Good Housekeeping.
The Tudor Bride
Author: Joanna Hickson
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007447000
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 483
Book Description
The thrilling story of the French princess who became an English queen, from the best-selling author of The Agincourt Bride. Perfect for fans of The White Queen.
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007447000
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 483
Book Description
The thrilling story of the French princess who became an English queen, from the best-selling author of The Agincourt Bride. Perfect for fans of The White Queen.
Bride of Ravenscourt
Author: Henrietta Reid
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780263051940
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780263051940
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
The Bride of Lammermoor
Author: Walter Scott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 996
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 996
Book Description
The Bride of Lammermoor
Author: Sir Walter Scott
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486821226
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
This installment of Scott's Waverly novels takes place in the early 1700s and tells of a doomed romance between a maiden and her family's sworn enemy. Basis for Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor.
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486821226
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
This installment of Scott's Waverly novels takes place in the early 1700s and tells of a doomed romance between a maiden and her family's sworn enemy. Basis for Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor.