Varina

This novel from the bestselling author of Cold Mountain offers a compelling look at the aftermath of the American Civil War through the perspective of Varina Howell, a woman intricately connected to the era’s most tumultuous events. As her marriage to Jefferson Davis unfolds amid political upheaval, she finds herself caught in a tense and dangerous landscape as the Confederacy collapses. Facing personal and national turmoil, Varina and her children undertake a perilous journey south, navigating a country torn apart.