Jennifer Chiaverini, the New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker and Mrs. Lincoln’s Rival, reads from and discusses her new historical novel Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule. In her new book, Chiaverini imagines the inner life of Julia Grant, beloved as a Civil War general’s wife and the First Lady, yet who grappled with a profound and complex relationship with the slave who was her namesake-until she forged a proud identity of her own.
($26.95) Dutton ISBN # 9780525954293. You can visit Jennifer Chiaverini‘s official web site as well.
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