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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Tomasina

Mount Pleasant is ripe with possibility. The chivalry have ferreted many of their daughters away here, while others have abandoned the city altogether, fleeing to their plantations, despite the dangers summer will bring. Yellow fever. Cholera and dysentery. All less of a risk than I, apparently.

From my boardinghouse quarters, which I reserved under the name Eugene Crabtree, I have an unimpeded view of the young women as they parade together in the evening. That’s where I glimpsed sweet Tomasina, her parasol tilted on her shoulder, the bright flame of her hair gathered atop her head.