The New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincolns Dressmaker and Mrs. Lincolns Rival imagines the inner life of Julia Grant, beloved as a Civil War generals wife and the First Lady, yet who grappled with a profound and complex relationship with the slave who was her namesake—until she forged a proud identity of her own.In 1844, Missouri belle Julia Dent met dazzling horseman Lieutenant Ulysses S Grant. Four years passed before their parents permitted them to wed, and the grooms abolitionist family refused to attend the ceremony.Since childhood, Julia owned as a slave another Julia, known as Jule. Jule guarded her mistresss closely held twin secrets She had perilously poor vision but was gifted with prophetic sight. So it was that Jule became Julias eyes to the world.
