The Two Deaths of Lilian Carmichael

The Two Deaths of Lilian Carmichael

Author: Paulette Kennedy Listening Length: 8h 19m
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A young woman, perceived dead, plots to reinvent herself in a gripping historical gothic about secrets, superstition, and murder by the bestselling author of The Devil and Mrs. Davenport. South Carolina, 1853. Lillian Carmichael, privileged daughter of a disgraced Charleston family, is due to be hanged for the murder o...

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They say that deaths come in threes. That tragedy, unlike lightning, strikes the same family over and over. The specter of mourning, once invited in, is loath to leave.

I’ve been on the streets of Charleston for less than a fortnight when I learn of Papa’s death.

The news comes to me in a shred of overheard conversation near the Exchange.