He loves me. He is a Yank.
Augusta Jane Evans’ 1864 Confederate war novel Macaria instructed Southern women how to show their patriotism, beat the North, and keep their slaves. Its lesson? Forget marriage, and send your man to war. Our protagonist Irene Huntington sends off her boy in grey, admonishing him that “I want neither your usefulness nor mine to be impaired by continual weak repining.” [...]
Lady Jane’s Salon
Romance authors read aloud from their work on the first Monday of every month in the Soho district of New York City. The cover charge for Lady Jane’s Salon is $5 or “one gently used romance novel.” Net proceeds from the events support an end-of-year donation to a NYC women’s charity. Lady Jane’s Salon was launched in 2009 by three [...]
