Changes to The House of Gentle Men: A Novel by Kathy Hepinstall

Shelfari edited the description of The House of Gentle Men: A Novel Sunday, August 2 2009.

In a year of war, sixteen-year-old Charlotte sets off on a mission of love in the backwoods of Louisiana, only to be violated by three soldiers in a lonely section of the forest. Charlotte's young life is destroyed, but another life is growing inside her.Years later, in peacetime, Charlotte comes to House of Gentle Men, a mysterious sanctuary where sad, damaged women are administered to by haunted men wishing to atone for their past crimes. Here, Charolotte falls in love with one of the Gentle Men, a tormented young soldier with a terrible secret of his own. An artistic triumph of the highest order, this debut is a transcendent tale of salvation that celebrates the strength of the heart.

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Shelfari edited the first sentence of The House of Gentle Men: A Novel Thursday, July 16 2009.

From the beginning, the child growing inside her seemed aware of the need for secrecy.

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