Seventeen-year old Violet is caught between the desire of her parents to marry a family friend and her love for a mature lawyer. When war develops one beau rides with J.E.B. Stuart in the cavalry, the other goes on vital and daring missions as a secret agent for the Confederacy. The story is also about women´ s sacrifice on the home front near Ashland and Richmond, VA. It rises to a crescendo at "The Battle of Yellow Tavern," when the protagonist´ s mother reveals a secret carried throughout her adult life. This revelation brings resolution in the relationship between mother and...