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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“Don’t ever do that again,” Kate says. “You little fool.” We’re in the bath together, Kate behind me as I recline against her, nestled between her legs. She wrings out a washcloth and strokes it over my breasts, along my arms. “I thought you were dead.”

“I’m sorry. I didn’t know what to do. They were chasing me. I was worried . . . I thought you’d be . . .”

“Better off without you?” She laughs softly. “Ruby told me. She came straight here after leaving you. Oh, sweetling.” She dips the washcloth in the water, wrings it out over my belly. “How could you think that?”