{"product_id":"2940170262601","title":"Fates and Traitors: A Novel of John Wilkes Booth","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker\u003c\/i\u003e returns with a riveting work of historical fiction following the notorious John Wilkes Booth and the four women who kept his perilous confidence. The world would not look upon his like again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Wilkes Booth--driven son of an acclaimed British stage actor and a Covent Garden flower girl, whose misguided quest to avenge the vanquished Confederacy led him to commit one of the most notorious acts in the annals of America--has been the subject of scholarship, speculation, and even obsession. Though, in his plot to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln, Booth did not act alone--\"I am determined to be a villain,\" he tragically prophesized on the occasion of his acclaimed 1862 New York City debut in the role of Richard III--he is often portrayed as a shadowy figure, devoid of human connection. Yet four women were integral in the life of this unquiet American: Mary Ann, the mother he revered above all but country; his sister and confidante, Asia; Lucy Lambert Hale, the senator's daughter who loved him; and the Confederate widow Mary Surratt, to whom he entrusted the secrets of his vengeful wrath. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFates and Traitors\u003c\/i\u003e, New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini renders for the first time as fiction the compelling interplay between these pivotal actors--some willing, others unwitting--who made an indelible mark on the history of our nation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47156529037552,"sku":"2940170262601","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170262601_p0.jpg?v=1772801875","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170262601","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}