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A Panoply of Lies
The year is 1814, not long since the bombardment of Baltimore by the mighty British fleet. While recovering from the ravages of a fever that robbed her of her family, young Virtue Calvert is taken prisoner by human traffickers. She awakens in the narrow cabin of a strange ship, prisoner to two mysterious strangers who have dressed her in male garb. Her sense of helplessness turns to resolve when she realizes that her captors have unwittingly given her the means to escape. Henceforth she will be George Calvert! On reaching Charleston, she flees on foot into the Carolina upcountry. There the dislocations of war have left the inhabitants at the mercy of roving bandit bands. Survival depends upon wit, skill and speed. A Panoply of Lies is a historical story about a girl’s struggle for survival and identity in a war-torn world.
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