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210 pp.
| Boyds/Calkins |
April, 2007 |
TradeISBN 978-1-932425-86-4$17.95
(4)
YA
Daughter of America's most famous actor, Edwin Booth, and niece of its most notorious assassin, John Wilkes Booth, Edwina yearns for both privacy and independence, though it takes her two engagements and nearly five years to understand and fulfill her longings. Despite the many deaths, extensive travel, and famed theatrical events, the tone and action are surprisingly staid.