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Kathleen Valentine
Nov 05, 2015 rated it really liked it
Whenever I start to read a novel based on history, I'm a little nervous because I always wonder how many liberties the author has taken. Because I've read so much about Ulysses S. Grant (including his Memoirs) I was curious about this, mostly because his wife--whom he loved dearly--is not much mentioned in most books about him. The premise behind this book is supposedly the relationship between Julia Grant and her slave, Jule. Jule and Julia grew up together and were very close but when Julia ma ...more
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