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A Serpent Cherished - Couverture souple

Allen, Ann Roscopf

 
9780595322091: A Serpent Cherished
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595322093 ISBN 13 : 9780595322091
Editeur : iUniverse, 2004

Synopsis

Confederate Colonel H. Clay King tries to help the widow of his commanding officer when she and her family lose everything by inviting them to move onto his Arkansas plantation. But Mary Eliza Pillow has more in mind than gratitude. The beautiful young widow seduces the married colonel, chases his wife off the property by alleging an affair between Mrs. King and a farm worker, and persuades the colonel to give her the deed to his property. When Colonel King reconsiders that decision, she reminds him of his darkest secret from the War-would his beautiful lover betray him in order to take his property?Refusing to divorce his wife, Colonel King is both relieved and miserable when Mrs. Pillow is persuaded by her family to leave his home. But the ever-determined widow records her deed as she leaves Arkansas, infuriating Colonel King and beginning a path of destruction that ends in murder.Based on a true story, A Serpent Cherished recounts the tangled tale of a nineteenth century woman determined to use any means-lies, scandal, lawsuits-to get what she wants and a vulnerable man driven to do anything to protect his honor.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Confederate Colonel H. Clay King tries to help the widow of his commanding officer when she and her family lose everything by inviting them to move onto his Arkansas plantation. But Mary Eliza Pillow has more in mind than gratitude. The beautiful young widow seduces the married colonel, chases his wife off the property by alleging an affair between Mrs. King and a farm worker, and persuades the colonel to give her the deed to his property. When Colonel King reconsiders that decision, she reminds him of his darkest secret from the War-would his beautiful lover betray him in order to take his property?Refusing to divorce his wife, Colonel King is both relieved and miserable when Mrs. Pillow is persuaded by her family to leave his home. But the ever-determined widow records her deed as she leaves Arkansas, infuriating Colonel King and beginning a path of destruction that ends in murder.Based on a true story, A Serpent Cherished recounts the tangled tale of a nineteenth century woman determined to use any means-lies, scandal, lawsuits-to get what she wants and a vulnerable man driven to do anything to protect his honor.

Biographie de l'auteur

A native of Helena, Arkansas, Ann Allen is a former college English instructor. She lives with her husband and two children on Maryland?s Eastern Shore.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595322093
ISBN 13 
9780595322091
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
264
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