Will she follow her convictions and risk everything? Richmond, Virginia, 1863. Compelled to atone for her slaveholding father, Union loyalist, Sophie Kent, attempts to end the war from within the Confederate capital, but she can’t do it alone. Former slave Bella Jamison sacrifices her freedom to come to Richmond, where her Union soldier husband is imprisoned, and her twin sister still lives in bondage. Despite the danger, they work with Sophie to betray Rebel authorities while Harrison Caldwell, a Northern freelance journalist, infiltrates the War Department as a clerk. As Sophie’s spy network grows, she walks a tightrope of deception, using her father’s position as newspaper editor and a suitor’s position in the ordnance bureau. One misstep could land her in prison, or worse. Suspicion hounds her. Finally, when her espionage endangers the people she loves; she’s forced to make a life-and-death gamble.
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Summary
With an astonishing blend of fact and fiction, \"Spy of Richmond\" navigates the dangerous streets of Richmond,Virginia during the final years of America's Civil War; a city where espionage abounds and freedom is surprisingly whisperthin. Recapturing characters from previous novels; Jocelyn Green expertly weaves chapters of time as she describes the plights of Bella and Abraham Jamison, two freed Negroes who find themselves enslaved once more to the disappearing mores of the South; along with Harrison Caldwell and Sophie Kent whose rekindled affection is called upon to take second place to the \"unalienable rights\" of their countrymen. When Sophie Kent makes the courageous decision to consider herself an abolitionist, she turns her back on her family, the Confederacy, and countless friends whose family members are bravely fighting to maintain severance from the Union. Thankfully, she discovers allies in unexpected places, but danger also follows her closely. Her visits to a Union prison to offer charitable assistance do not go un¬noticed; particularly by a handsome Confederate officer, Lawrence Russell. In a rather remarkable twist of providence Sophie finds herself joining forces with Harrison Caldwell, alias Oliver Shaw, a dear friend and mentor from the past; now infiltrating enemy lines with just his pen and paper. And Bella, who was supposed to visit Richmond for a mere three days, experiences entrapment upon discovering the location of her beloved husband; inside the walls of the notorious Libby Prison. This is an outstanding novel and a sober reminder that the stories from our country's relatively short history still need to be re-told; reminding us of the incomprehensible bravery, honor and sacrifice of those who went before us.
Violence: This book tactfully describes the inhumane treatment of Civil War prisoners.
Drug & Alcohol: There is only one scene when drunkenness evokes violent behavior.