Mrs. Lincoln's sisters : a novel Jennifer Chiaverini.
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TextCopyright date: ©2020Edition: First editionDescription: 338 pages : genealogical table ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780062975973; 0062975978; 9780063032521; 006303252XSubject(s): Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882 -- Fiction | Edwards, Elizabeth Todd, 1813-1888 -- Fiction | Todd family -- Fiction | Edwards, Elizabeth Todd, 1813-1888 | Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882 | Todd family | Families -- Fiction | Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Fiction | Sisters -- Fiction | FICTION -- Family Life -- Siblings | FICTION -- Historical | FICTION -- Women | Families | Presidents' spouses | Sisters | Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Fiction | Sisters -- Fiction | United StatesGenre/Form: Biographical fiction. | Historical fiction. | Biographical fiction. | Fiction. | Historical fiction. | Historical fiction. | Historical fiction. | Biographical fiction. DDC classification: 813.54 Summary: 1875. Elizabeth Todd Edwards reels from news that her younger sister Mary, former First Lady and widow of President Abraham Lincoln, has attempted suicide. The shocking act followed legal proceedings arranged by Mary's eldest and only surviving son that declared her legally insane. The Todd sisters - maternal Elizabeth, peacemaker Frances, envious Ann, and much adored Emilie - had always turned to one another in times of joy and heartache. But when Civil War erupted, the conflict shattered their family. Can they come together as sisters to help Mary in her most desperate hour?-- adapted from jacket
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Central Library (CL) | Central Library (CL) | Lincoln Corner | 813.54 CHI (Browse shelf) | Not for loan | LC-360 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-338).
1875. Elizabeth Todd Edwards reels from news that her younger sister Mary, former First Lady and widow of President Abraham Lincoln, has attempted suicide. The shocking act followed legal proceedings arranged by Mary's eldest and only surviving son that declared her legally insane. The Todd sisters - maternal Elizabeth, peacemaker Frances, envious Ann, and much adored Emilie - had always turned to one another in times of joy and heartache. But when Civil War erupted, the conflict shattered their family. Can they come together as sisters to help Mary in her most desperate hour?-- adapted from jacket
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