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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Later that day, after Ruby comes for her reading lesson and I’ve had a dreamless nap, Kate and I return to the room full of costumes.

I’m wearing the auburn wig again but otherwise dressed in only my petticoats, shift, and corset, for which Kate gave me another busk—scolding me for my slumping posture.

Afternoon light slants through the windows, warming my skin as she slowly walks around me, inspecting me.