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The Second Mrs. Hockaday
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin, Julie McKay
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
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The Second Mrs. Hockaday
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Publisher's Summary
When Major Gryffth Hockaday is called to the front lines of the Civil War, his new bride is left to care for her husband's 300-acre farm and infant son. Placidia, a mere teenager herself living far from her family and completely unprepared to run a farm or raise a child, must endure the darkest days of the war on her own. By the time Major Hockaday returns two years later, Placidia is bound for jail, accused of having borne a child in his absence and murdering it. What really transpired in the two years he was away?
Inspired by a true incident, this saga unfolds with gripping intensity, conjuring the era with uncanny immediacy. Amid the desperation of wartime, Placidia sees the social order of her Southern homeland unravel. As she comes to understand how her own history is linked to one runaway slave, her perspective on race and family are upended. A love story, a story of racial divide, and a story of the South as it fell in the war, The Second Mrs. Hockaday reveals how this generation - and the next - began to see their world anew.
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- SACasey
- 01-01-2019
Powerful
I am not sorry buying in this book, Susan Rivers where do you go from here, powerful beautiful story 5 stars doesn’t feel adequate. Totally recommend. Read other more detailed reviews but I enjoyed the way the story was written and unfolded
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- Rebecca
- 13-07-2017
Couldn't stop listening!!!
This book broke my heart and opened my mind, a civil war story to rival Cold Mountain. The writing was superb and the telling in deep Southern accents took me back in time. An amazing story and hopeful despite its tragic themes. I loved it!!
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