Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule

Description

From New York Times Bestselling Author Jennifer Chiaverini, the first novel to
chronicle the singular relationship between Julia Grant, beloved First Lady,
and the courageous woman who was her slave and namesake. In 1844, shy Missouri
belle Julia Dent met Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant, brilliant horseman and
reluctant soldier. The two fell deeply in love, but Grant’s abolitionist
family refused to attend their wedding. For despite her husband’s objections,
Julia kept as her slave another Julia, known as Jule. Since childhood they had
been companions and confidantes. Julia was gifted with prophetic dreams, which
Jule helped her interpret; Julia secretly taught Jule to read, while Jule
became her vision-impaired mistress’s eyes to the world. But as Grant rose
through the ranks of the Union army during the Civil War, the stark
distinctions between mistress and slave strained their unlikely friendship.
Both women risked certain danger as they traveled to and from General Grant’s
military headquarters—until the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation
inspired Jule to make a daring bid for freedom. Read more

Features:

Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dutton; Reprint edition (August 16, 2016)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1101983833
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 36
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.75 x 8 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #779,491 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1,516 in Biographical Historical Fiction #2,584 in Biographical Fiction (Books) #7,364 in War Fiction (Books)
• #1,516 in Biographical Historical Fiction
• #2,584 in Biographical Fiction (Books)