From the Dust of Death

by Helen M. Martin


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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 21/02/2014

Format : Hardcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 144
ISBN : 9781491859681
Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 144
ISBN : 9781491859704

About the Book

Grace Lively, once known for her beauty and charm, has been forever changed by the events of the past two years. The Great War has already taken her father, her sweetheart, perhaps her brother, and now—the great plantation she swore she would never return to until she was its rightful heir. But as an irresistible force leads her back to Lively in 1867, Grace soon realizes that her nightmare is far from over. After Grace marries Porter Jackson out of convenience not love, she tries to make him happy and find contentment in her own life. But when her former sweetheart’s best friend returns to Lively, Grace quickly falls in love with him—just as her husband is murdered. After a trail of clues leads the sheriff to suspect Grace is responsible for Porter’s death, she escapes Charleston on a railroad car without any idea she has just become a victim of a cruel lease system that is the primary penal caretaker for convicts. Now as she battles to stay alive, Grace is unaware that love awaits her—this time within the arms of a handsome Yankee officer. From the Dust of Death is the historical tale of one woman’s attempt to survive seemingly insurmountable challenges during the chaos of the post-Civil War South.


About the Author

Helen M. Martin is a former teacher and administrator who worked in the Gainesville City School System. Since retirement, her passions include volunteering, participating in church activities, gardening, writing poetry, journaling, painting, designing, and interviewing veterans for the Library of Congress. Helen lives in Gainesville, Georgia. This is her debut novel.