Description: Ten years after Abraham Lincoln's death, the president's widow is incarcerated in an insane asylum by her only surviving son. It is from this little-known episode that Hambly spins her intimate, insightful tapestry of this difficult, too-intelligent woman's life.
Review Quotes: "From its perfect title to its beautiful poignant, last scene, this is a wonderful portrait of one of the most important, complex, and misunderstood figures in American history--a brilliant novel of the Civil War."--Max Byrd
"Touching...Hambly has a knack for bringing historical figures to life in all their flawed humanity."--Publishers Weekly