Fates and Traitors : A Novel of John Wilkes Booth

from eawsmom

Thanks to the other reviewer who mentioned "Hanging Mary," I now know why portions of this book seemed very familiar. I, too, read "Hanging Mary" and while the verbiage differed, I was still plagued by the idea that I'd read something similar in the recent past. This book differs from "Hanging Ma...

from wagner.sarah35

To be fair, I likely would have given this book another star had I not read Hanging Mary (also about the Lincoln assassination) just a few months ago. As it is, I did read that book and I found it far more compelling than Fates and Traitors. Still, I appreciate this novel for bringing Booth's sis...

from brangwinn

I love Chiaverini's historical fiction books. As with all the rest I was pulled into this story about John Wilkes Booth. At first, I was confused by what seemed like a disjointed story, but then I realized this was needed to flesh out all the other people in his life. One wonders at the path he c...

from Cariola

Fates and Traitors is a fictionalized account of the lives of several people--particularly women--involved with John Wilkes Booth. The novel is divided into several sections, each taking a different point of view. The first is Mary Ann Holmes, wife of the renowned English Shakespearean actor Juni...

from Virginia51

This was back to what I like about Jennifer Chiaverini. This was well written and I did not want to put it down. It makes you not hate the whole family of Booth's. This made the whole family seem real and gave a reason for why John Wilkes Booth did what he did. Still dislike him but can stand the...