The House of Gentle Men
Author: Hepinstall, Kathy
ISBN: 9780380809363
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Year first published: 03 Jul 2003
Pages:
Format: Paperback / softback
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.
ISBN: 9780380809363
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Year first published: 03 Jul 2003
Pages:
Format: Paperback / softback
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.
