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6.14 x 9.21 paperback |
ISBN: 9781432743710 |
$19.95 |
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FICTION / General |
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Nov 06, 2009 |
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310 |
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Did the publication of Fanny Kemble’s journal really cause the Confederacy to lose the Civil War? Many in the south still say so. This novel about the exciting life of Fanny Kemble, Fabulous Fanny, as newspapers dubbed her, begins in 1829 when her theatrical family put the untrained nineteen year old Fanny on stage as Juliet in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in an attempt to make enough money to save London’s Covent Garden from bankruptcy. It follows her successful theatrical tour through the United States, a disastrous marriage to a wealthy slave owner, her nervous breakdown and recovery, her successful return to the stage, and why she decided to publish a book the Confederacy blamed for their defeat. Among Fanny’s many friends were Washington Irving, Henry James, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Charles Dickens, renowned artists Sir Thomas Lawrence and Thomas Sully, many of England’s titled aristocrats, leading abolitionist in the United States and a few slaves.
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Lord Lester's booming voice filled the space. "Those upstart colonies continue to fight among themselves."
"Can't call them the United States any longer." Lord Hickingham chuckled at his own quip then explained it in case someone missed the play on words. "They are longer united." He laughed again at his own cleverness."They behaved badly to Mother England. Now they're squabbling like naughty boys. Serves 'em right."
Fanny could no longer keep quiet. "You must understand this is a war to end slavery. Having eliminated slavery in England you surely don't condone it in other countries. It can hardly be in keeping with your religion to buy and sell another human."
Lord Hickingham chuckled. "Alas I fear my religion disapproves of many things I do."
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About Aileen Boules Zollweg
Freelance writer and artist Aileen Boules Zollweg, educated at the Art Institute of Chicago and Carnegie Mellon University, lives in Gibsonia near Pittsburgh, PA. After writing articles for magazines and newspapers, and publishing a book of poetry titled Airbrushing Angels, she wrote her first novel FABULOUS FANNY DEFEATS THE SOUTH. Her second novel MYTH OF THE GIVEN, set during the great depression, has also been published. She is currently writing a collection of short stories about her travels through Africa, China, Europe, and South America.
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