Enemy Women

After her father is taken away by Union soldiers, Adair Randolph Colley, who is 18 at the height of the Civil War, is herself imprisoned on a false charge of spying for the enemy. The prison commander, Major William Neumann, falls in love with her and, just before he is reassigned, helps her escape. Now the two lovers must somehow find each other again in the chaos of Civil War America. Paulette Jiles`s extensively researched novel draws on her own family history in Missouri. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.