A Novel of John Wilkes Booth
Dutton
September 2016
On Sale: September 13, 2016
Featuring: John Wilkes Booth
400 pages ISBN: 0525954309 EAN: 9780525954309 Kindle: B013D662F4 Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
The New York Times bestselling author of Mrs.
Lincoln’s Dressmaker returns with a riveting work of
historical fiction following the notorious John Wilkes Booth
and the four women who kept his perilous confidence.
John Wilkes Booth, the mercurial son of an acclaimed British
stage actor and a Covent Garden flower girl, committed one
of the most notorious acts in American history—the
assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
The subject of more than a century of scholarship,
speculation, and even obsession, Booth is often portrayed as
a shadowy figure, a violent loner whose single murderous act
made him the most hated man in America. Lost to history
until now is the story of the four women whom he loved and
who loved him in return: Mary Ann, the steadfast matriarch
of the Booth family; Asia, his loyal sister and confidante;
Lucy Lambert Hale, the senator’s daughter who adored Booth
yet tragically misunderstood the intensity of his wrath; and
Mary Surratt, the Confederate widow entrusted with the
secrets of his vengeful plot.
Fates and Traitors brings to life pivotal actors—some
willing, others unwitting—who made an indelible mark on the
history of our nation. Chiaverini portrays not just a soul
in turmoil but a country at the precipice of immense change.
© 2003-2025 off-the-edge.net
all rights reserved Privacy Policy