Grindstone (Paperback)

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Leaving Ireland in the devastating aftermath of the Famine, Anya MacGregor finds refuge in the Thousand Islands, far from the violence of the Civil War, only to discover that she cannot escape its dark undercurrents. For Jonathon Douglas, a Confederate spy, the islands provide temporary sanctuary, but soon become as dangerous as the battlefront. Drawn to each other, Anya and Jonathon are pulled into a web of espionage that threatens to destroy them both. Lyrical and profoundly moving, GRINDSTONE is historical fiction at its best, a haunting story that inspires even as it shapes one's understanding of the most violent period in American history. "Here's a historical novel bound to hook you from the start. It's an exciting read with finely drawn, believable characters caught in a dangerous world... Characters contending with brutality and treachery are as memorable as those in Charles Frazier's Civil War masterpiece, COLD MOUNTAIN....It's one powerful book...A gem of a novel." -Portland Press Herald *B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree