Can she be all theman her husband isn't? She'll sure as hell try.But there is a complication, and his name is Major"Mars" Vickers. But sensitive Nash recoils in horrorfrom the violence of war, while Geneva isinvigorated by the chase and the fight. Geneva, who is knownas the best rider since Light Horse Harry Lee,cuts her hair, dons a uniform, enlists as "Jimmåhatfield," then rides off to be with herbeloved Nash. Five days later she loses him as Nashjoins the Confederate Army. Bright, gutsy and young,Geneva Chatfieldmarries Nash Hart in Albemarle County, Virginia, thesame day Fort Sumter's guns fire the start of theCivil War. Brimming withcolorful characters and vivid settings, HighHearts is Rita Mae Brown at her mostambitious and entertaining. From the celebrated author of RubyfruitJungle and Bingocomes a stirring novel of the Civil War, a tale oftrue love and mistaken identity.
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