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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I wake to a cacophony of voices, my eyes snapping open, the remnants of my dream fading like fog.

The sun accosts my eyes, too bright. I spring to my feet, just as the owner of the fruit stall arrives.

He swats at me with his meaty hands, landing a glancing blow on my right ear.