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The Dixie Widow

by Gilbert Morris Book 9 in the House of Winslow series.

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4.5(147)

Belle Wickham’s husband is killed at Sharpsburg, and grief hardens into a determination to take revenge on the Union. She arranges to work as a Confederate spy while staying in the household of her Yankee grandfather, Captain Whitfield Winslow, giving her access to people who assume family ties make her harmless.

Her covert work places affection and deception inside the same rooms. Belle must conceal messages, intentions and political loyalties from relatives whose trust she depends upon, while every success deepens the consequences of discovery. The novel uses Civil War espionage to show how sectional conflict can divide a family without ending the emotional bonds that make betrayal painful.

Historical Periods

Battle of Antietam17 September 1862 Civil War Espionage and Secret Services1861–1865 CE

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Christian Fiction Espionage Family Sagas Historical Sagas Romance

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