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Mrs. Lincoln's sisters : a novel / Jennifer Chiaverini.

By: Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2020Edition: First editionDescription: 338 pages : genealogical table ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780062975973
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 813/.54 23
LOC classification:
  • PS
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?
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Fiction Hanover Public Library Shelves FIC CHIA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31906001168914

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?

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