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A house shrouded in time. A line of women with a heritage of loss. As a young bride, Susannah Page was rumored to be a Civil War spy for the North, a traitor to her Virginian roots. Her great-granddaughter Adelaide, the current matriarch of Holly Oak, doesn’t believe that Susannah’s ghost... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Susannah: the suspected ghost in the old Holly Oaks house.
- Marielle Bishop: Arizona transplant, new wife to Carson, new step mom to Brette & Hudson. Learns about Holly Oak after she meets Caroline, Sara's mother.
- Carson: widow of Sara, husband to Marielle, father of Hudson & Brette
- Caroline: Add a description of this character.
- Sara
- Tessie: the only slave to return to Holly Oak after her attempt to find her family was ruined by her rape
- Marie Ile
- Eliza: Northern sympathizer who aided John & Will in their attempt to gain information on the South
- Nathaniel: Southern gentleman who fell in love with Susannah, son of a Banker,
- Cousin John
- Holly Oak: the house that has seen it all
- Mimi
- Grandmother
- Mama
- Will
- Eleanor
- Hudson
- Frances
- Maxine
- Stiles
- Brette
- Dr. Prewitt
- Ellen
- Marlene
- Charles
- Chad
- Annabel
- Maridle
- Papa
- Samuel
- Mrs. Mcclane
- Carruthers
- Grandfather
- Libby Prison
- Marye
- Cook
Setting & Locations edit
Authors & Contributors edit
- Susan Meissner (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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