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Touchstone
January 2009
On Sale: January 13, 2009
320 pages
ISBN: 0743277775
EAN: 9780743277778
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Historical
It is 1887, and Henry Ward Beecher lies dying. Reporters
from around the world, eager for one last story about the
most lurid scandal of their time, descend on Brooklyn
Heights, their presence signaling the beginning of the
voracious appetite for fallen celebrities we know so well
today. When Henry Ward Beecher was put on trial for
adultery in 1875, the question of his guilt or innocence was
ferociously debated. His trial not only split the country,
it split apart his family, causing a particularly bitter
rift between his sisters, Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of
Uncle Tom's Cabin, and Isabella Beecher Hooker, an
ardent suffragist. Harriet remained loyal to Henry, while
Isabella called publicly for him to admit his guilt. What
had been a loving, close relationship between two sisters
plummeted into bitter blame and hurt. Harriet and Isabella
each had a major role in the social revolutions unfolding
around them, but what happened in their hearts when they
were forced to face a question of justice much closer to
home? Now they struggle: who best served Henry -- the one
who was steadfast or the one who demanded honesty?
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