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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100553051202
ISBN-139780553051209
eBay Product ID (ePID)1378913
Product Key Features
Book TitleHigh Hearts
Publication Year1986
TopicWar & Military, Lgbt / Lesbian, Historical
Number of Pages480 Pages
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-Classifiable, Fiction
AuthorRita Mae Brown
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight27.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN85-048042
Reviews"Excitingly painted...The story rides breathlessly in Geneva's saddle."--The New York Times Book Review From the Paperback edition., "Excitingly painted...The story rides breathlessly in Geneva's saddle."--The New York Times Book Review
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal813.5/4
SynopsisFrom the celebrated author ofRubyfruit JungleandBingo comes a stirring novel of the Civil War, a tale of true love and mistaken identity. Brimming with colorful characters and vivid settings,High Heartsis Rita Mae Brown at her most ambitious and entertaining. April 12, 1861. Bright, gutsy and young,Geneva Chatfield marries Nash Hart in Albemarle County, Virginia, the same day Fort Sumter's guns fire the start of the Civil War. Five days later she loses him as Nash joins the Confederate Army. Geneva, who is known as the best rider since Light Horse Harry Lee, cuts her hair, dons a uniform, enlists as "Jimmy Chatfield," then rides off to be with her beloved Nash. But sensitive Nash recoils in horror from the violence of war, while Geneva is invigorated by the chase and the fight. Can she be all the man her husband isn't? She'll sure as hell try. But there is a complication, and his name is Major "Mars" Vickers. This macho major, to his own shock and amazement, finds himself inexplicably attracted to the young soldier named "Jimmy." And this is only the beginning of a novel that moves with sureness and grace from the ferocity of battle to the struggle on the homefront, and brings passion and sly humor to a story of dawning love. High Heartsis a penetrating, delightful and sweeping tale that gives fresh life to a fascinating time