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House of Clouds (Bold Strokes Victory Editions)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781933110943
ISBN: 1933110945
Label: Bold Strokes Books
Manufacturer: Bold Strokes Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 377
Publication Date: October 08, 2007
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Studio: Bold Strokes Books
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Editorial Review:
A sweeping saga of an impassioned romance set amidst the upheaval of a nation under siege and a way of life threatened with destruction. The American Civil War creates enemies of lifelong friends and allies of strangers, but no relationship is more unlikely than that of a passionate Northern Unionist and a loyal Virginia sympathizer. Actress and Northerner Jordan Colfax is hired by Allan Pinkerton to spy on behalf of the Union. When she meets Confederate sympathizer, Laura St. Clair, whose father is military aide to Jefferson Davis, the perfect opportunity presents itself. But when the truth about Jordan's real intentions are discovered, their growing love is put to the ultimate test - the result of which could mean the difference between life and death. Can a Southern belle and a Yankee spy overcome their differences or will divided loyalties keep them apart? From Tidewater Virginia to Washington, D.C., passion and betrayal converge in Civil War Richmond.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - On Cloud 9
This book delivered the goods completely! If you want a Civil War Period work that takes you to places unchartered this is the book for you. KI Thompson as the kid's say "Is the Bomb" as a writer. Her character development in unrivaled along with her research on 1860's Washington, DC during the Civil War and the rifts with family and close friends that kept me reading this book into the early morning until I completed it. I loved the plot twists, the surprises, and reading the growth of the ... Read More
Rating: - Finally
A lesbian saga. Remember the old days when sexual tension existed because people didn' think they were rabbits? This novel was so rich in it's content, that I felt as though I had been given a gift as reader. I loved the characters and I understood them. Trust me, as an African American Woman, I am not inclined to find romanticism or nostalgia in or for the 1800's, in fact, the only time period I acknowledge as "happy" is 1995 on, and that's being generous. But I felt for Laura. I really did. I ... Read More
Rating: - Midwest Book Review - April 2008
Yankee actress Jordan Colfax and her brother have been raised by her widower father in the North. She's a forward-thinking woman, as modern as she could be in the 1860s. She's got the kind of spunk that Louisa May Alcott's Jo March possessed, so it's no surprise when she takes on the role of undercover spy for the Pinkerton agency.
Laura St. Clair, raised in Virginia, comes from an entirely different world than Jordan. She's been raised on a plantation worked by slaves, her father is ... Read More
Rating: - House of Clouds - don't miss this!
First let me say, I truly loved this book. KI Thompson is a great storyteller who weaves a story that is rich in characters, history, and shares a landscape of the south that I could visualize unfolding before me.
Set during the civil war this is the story of Jordan, a northern actress asked to spy for the Union, and Laura, a southern young woman who is raised on a plantation with slaves. Those slaves are part of the family in many ways, by blood and by familiarity, and at the same time ... Read More
Rating: - A Great Read
I bought this book for mindless reading over the holidays but was beyond surprised to find that it was far from mindless. In fact, I couldn't put it down. House of Clouds kept me not only in suspense but also completely engrossed with the well written historical context in which the story takes place. One reviewer has criticized the constant movement of the characters but this is precisely why the book is so suspenseful. Perhaps the reviewer doesn't like to travel. Anyway...I loved this book and would ... Read More
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