The Second Mrs. Hockaday A Novel
The Second Mrs. Hockaday by Susan Rivers is a historical fiction novel published by Algonquin Books on November 14, 2017. This reprint edition spans 288 pages and is presented in English. The narrative centers on Placidia, a young bride left to manage her husband’s farm and care for their infant son while he serves in the Civil War. As she faces the challenges of isolation and hardship, her life takes a dramatic turn when Major Gryffth Hockaday returns home to find her accused of a grave crime.
Readers will find a complex exploration of love, racial divides, and the transformative impact of war on Southern society. The story delves into the struggles of a teenager thrust into adulthood, navigating the trials of running a farm and raising a child alone. As the plot unfolds, it raises questions about the events that transpired during Major Hockaday’s absence and how they shaped both Placidia’s fate and the perceptions of those around her. This edition offers a poignant look at a pivotal moment in history through the lens of personal experience.
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When Major Gryffth Hockaday is called to the front lines of the Civil War, his new bride is left to care for her husband’s three-hundred-acre farm and infant son. Placidia, a mere teenager herself living far from her family and completely unprepared to run a farm or raise a child, must endure the darkest days of the war on her own. By the time Major Hockaday returns two years later, Placidia is bound for jail, accused of having borne a child in his absence and murdering it. What really transpired in the two years he was away?
A love story, a story of racial divide, and a story of the South as it fell in the war, The Second Mrs. Hockaday reveals how this generation—and the next—began to see their world anew.
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