This book is a work of historical fiction. In order to give a sense of the times, some names of real people or places have been included in the book. However, the events depicted in this book are imaginary, and the names of nonhistorical persons or events are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance of such nonhistorical persons or events to actual ones is purely coincidental.

Copyright © 2004 by Dorothy Garlock

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First eBook Edition: January 2004

ISBN: 978-0-446-54911-0

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Cover illustration by Wendell Minor