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Available
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Publication
Recorded Books (2003), Edition: Unabridged Audiobook, 9 CDs, 10 hrs 16 mins
Description
Hugely popular romance author Gwyneth Atlee returns with a heart-rending tale of deception, betrayal, lust, and lost innocence. Set on a Memphis estate during the summer of 1862, Innocent Deceptions is the story of Charlotte Randolph, a Southern lady who, through circumstance, is forced to spy for the Confederacy. This highly entertaining historical romance will sweep listeners away with its rich period detail and passionately drawn characters.
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LibraryThing member tututhefirst
This is no [Gone with the Wind]. A so-so story perporting to be a romance about a young girl left to defend her home (and her little brother) while the men were out doing the real fighting. This was an audio book I listened to during a snow storm when nothing else was available and I was too ill to
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sit up and hold a real book. I wouldn't put in on my 'read it again' list. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2002-07-01
Physical description
320 p.; 6.7 inches
ISBN
1402568444 / 9781402568442
Local notes
Gwyneth Atlee (aka Colleen Thompson)
From Amazon.com
The summer of 1862 brings Union soldiers to occupy Memphis, Tennessee. With her father and brother off fighting for the south, Charlotte Randolph maintains the family home and cares for six-year-old Alexander. The rabid hatred of her neighbor leads Union soldiers to her doorstep as they confiscate the family mansion. Charlotte startles one soldier on the stairs in her attempt to escape and leaves behind a powerful impression of innocence.
Charlotte returns to the family mansion at her brother's insistence to act as a spy. Instead of weaving innocent deceptions, however, Charlotte soon begins to feel as though she weaves nothing but wicked lies. While Captain Ben Chandler refuses to fall under the spell of her deceit, the other residents of the household seem all too eager to believe in Charlotte's innocence. Truth and deception cannot dwell in the same place, however, and soon Charlotte will find herself caught in a web of her own weaving.
From Amazon.com
The summer of 1862 brings Union soldiers to occupy Memphis, Tennessee. With her father and brother off fighting for the south, Charlotte Randolph maintains the family home and cares for six-year-old Alexander. The rabid hatred of her neighbor leads Union soldiers to her doorstep as they confiscate the family mansion. Charlotte startles one soldier on the stairs in her attempt to escape and leaves behind a powerful impression of innocence.
Charlotte returns to the family mansion at her brother's insistence to act as a spy. Instead of weaving innocent deceptions, however, Charlotte soon begins to feel as though she weaves nothing but wicked lies. While Captain Ben Chandler refuses to fall under the spell of her deceit, the other residents of the household seem all too eager to believe in Charlotte's innocence. Truth and deception cannot dwell in the same place, however, and soon Charlotte will find herself caught in a web of her own weaving.