num_pages: 358
description: On the evening of Good Friday, 1865, Henry Rathbone and Clara Harris joined the Lincolns in the Presidential box at Ford’s Theater, becoming eyewitnesses to one of the great tragedies of American history. In this riveting novel, Thomas Mallon re-creates the unusual love story of this young engaged couple whose fateful encounter with history profoundly affects the remainder of their lives. Lincoln’s assassination is only one part of the remarkable life they share, a dramatic tale of passion, scandal, heroism, murder, and madness, all based on Mallon’s deep research into the fascinating history of the Rathbone and Harris families. Henry and Clara not only tells the astonishing story of its title figures; it also illuminates the culture of nineteenth-century Victorian a rigid society barely concealing the suppressed impulses and undercurrents that only grew stronger as the century progressed.
language: English
title: Henry and Clara
titlecomplete: Henry and Clara
genres: Civil War, Historical, Historical Fiction, Novels, American History, Adult, War, Romance, Fiction, 19th Century
ratings_count: 877
publisher: St Martin's Press/Picador