Thorns of a Tainted Rose 1881

Set in 1881, Thorns of a Tainted Rose follows Barbara Juliet Adams, a fiercely independent and talented history writer from New York City, as she embarks on a journey of self-discovery and inspiration. Freshly freed from a stifling engagement to a self-centered man, Barbara travels deep into the post-Civil War South aboard the elegant riverboat The Southern Rose. Her mission is twofold: to gather material for her serious historical work, Again We Are One, about the healing of the Union and ...