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Voices Over Water

by Ann Herlong-Bodman

Fiction/History
6 x 9; 211 pages
ISBN 1891799193
13-Digit ISBN 978-1-891799-19-8
Hardcover - $24.95
Publication Date: April 2004


Civil War novel deals with clashing cultures along Carolina coast

AUGUSTA, GA - "For the men and women who teach to make things right."

This dedication by Voices Over Water (April, Harbor House, $24.95) author Ann Herlong-Bodman foreshadows what readers will gain from her novel-an appreciation for those who struggle to educate.

The story takes place on Edisto Island, a remote barrier island on the South Carolina coast, where a young white plantation owner's daughter, Sarah Edings, returns home after the Yankees have taken over. In her quest to serve the Cause, Sarah becomes a double-agent and hides this under the guise of starting a school for freed slaves. She battles to remain on her beloved island, but in the end, her toughest opponent may be her heart. Sarah must choose between the cause of the Confederacy or her love of a Union soldier.

Voices Over Water is already garnering praise from contemporary novelists such as Cassandra King, author of The Sunday Wife, and major national reviewers, including Margaret Flanagan of Booklist.

Endorsements:

".a spell-binding tale of love, deception and loyalty set along the Carolina coast during the Civil War. Layered with drama and romance, this tautly constructed period piece features a multidimensional heroine a la the best-selling Cold Mountain."
- Booklist

"You'll find yourself turning pages faster and faster as you cheer on the courageous and daring heroine Sarah Edings in this beautifully written novel."
-Cassandra King, wife of Pat Conroy and author of The Sunday Wife

"Ann Herlong-Bodman writes well and truly of a South that used to be, deftly creating characters we care about in situations that grip us all the more for her keen sense of time and place and the enduring human condition."
- Les Standiford, Havana Run and The Last Train to Paradise

"Voices Over Water is a compelling tale of intrigue, service, survival, and love. With historical accuracy and an insider's knowledge of the lush South Carolina Low Country, Ann Herlong-Bodman recounts the hardships and tragedy that characterized the turbulent years of the War Between the States. Readers are skillfully drawn into a haunting story of a bygone era told with tenderness and great sensitivity."
- Miriam Rawls, From the Ashes of Ruin

"Finely crafted with fully fleshed out characters and vivid settings, Voices Over Water combines all the elements of the best historical fiction with the pacing of a fast-moving thriller."
- Brewster Milton Robertson, The Grail Mystique

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