This brilliant and engaging biography of Varina Davis tells of the early days of her marriage to Jefferson Davis, the controversial figure who would become president of the Confederacy. The story gives a detailed account of their life in Washington and Richmond, the years of war, and follows their journey during the weeks and months of escape and then - following Jefferson Davis' release from prison - exile. "EVERY move they made was noticed and commented...

This novel is based on the life of Varina Howell, the daughter of a Mississippi aristocrat who became the wife of Jefferson Davis and First Lady of the confederacy.