The House of Gentle Men - A Novel

Informationen zum Autor Kathy Hepinstall was born in Odessa, Texas, and spent a large part of her childhood two hours from the Louisiana border, where most of her relatives reside. She lives in Austin, Texas. The House of Gentle Men is her first novel. Klappentext In a year of war, sixteen-year-old Charlotte sets off on a mission of love in the backwoods of Louisiana, only to be violated by three soldiers in a lonely section of the forest. Charlotte's young life is destroyed, but another life is growing inside her. Years later, in peacetime, Charlotte comes to House of Gentle Men, a mysterious sanctuary where sad, damaged women are administered to by haunted men wishing to atone for their past crimes. Here, Charolotte falls in love with one of the Gentle Men, a tormented young soldier with a terrible secret of his own. An artistic triumph of the highest order, this debut is a transcendent tale of salvation that celebrates the strength of the heart. Zusammenfassung In a year of war! sixteen-year-old Charlotte sets off on a mission of love in the backwoods of Louisiana! only to be violated by three soldiers in a lonely section of the forest. Charlotte's young life is destroyed! but another life is growing inside her. Years later! in peacetime! Charlotte comes to House of Gentle Men! a mysterious sanctuary where sad! damaged women are administered to by haunted men wishing to atone for their past crimes. Here! Charolotte falls in love with one of the Gentle Men! a tormented young soldier with a terrible secret of his own. An artistic triumph of the highest order! this debut is a transcendent tale of salvation that celebrates the strength of the heart.

Product details

• Authors: Kathy Hepinstall, Hepinstall Kathy
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.02.2001
• EAN: 9780380809363
• ISBN: 978-0-380-80936-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Romance, Historical romance, Short Stories, United States of America, USA, Anthologies: general, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Fiction: general and literary, Feminism and feminist theory, War, combat and military adventure fiction, Romance in uniform, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Historical / General, FICTION: Romance / Historical / American, FICTION: Historical / Medieval, FICTION: War & Military, FICTION: Romance / Collections & Anthologies, FICTION: Short Stories (single author), LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Women Authors, FICTION: Feminist, FICTION: Romance / Military, FICTION: Historical / 19th Century / American Civil War Era