{"product_id":"the-jackals-mistress-paperback","title":"The Jackal's Mistress - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Bohjalian\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER - #1 \u003ci\u003eBOSTON GLOBE\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - In this Civil War love story, inspired by a real-life friendship across enemy lines, the wife of a missing Confederate soldier discovers a wounded Yankee officer and must decide what she's willing to risk for the life of a stranger, from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of such acclaimed historical fiction as \u003ci\u003eHour of the Witch \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Sandcastle Girls.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVirginia, 1864--Libby Steadman's husband has been away for so long that she can barely conjure his voice in her dreams. While she longs for him in the night, fearing him dead in a Union prison camp, her days are spent running a gristmill with her teenage niece, a hired hand, and his wife, all the grain they can produce requisitioned by the Confederate Army. It's an uneasy life in the Shenandoah Valley, the territory frequently changing hands, control swinging back and forth like a pendulum between North and South, and Libby awakens every morning expecting to see her land a battlefield. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd then she finds a gravely injured Union officer left for dead in a neighbor's house, the bones of his hand and leg shattered. Captain Jonathan Weybridge of the Vermont Brigade is her enemy--but he's also a human being, and Libby must make a terrible decision: Does she leave him to die alone? Or does she risk treason and try to nurse him back to health? And if she succeeds, does she try to secretly bring him across Union lines, where she might negotiate a trade for news of her own husband? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA vivid and sweeping story of two people navigating the boundaries of love and humanity in a landscape of brutal violence, \u003ci\u003e The Jackal's Mistress \u003c\/i\u003eis a heart-stopping new novel, based on a largely unknown piece of American history, from one of our greatest storytellers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHRIS BOHJALIAN is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of twenty-five books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Princess of Las Vegas, The Lioness, Hour of the Witch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMidwives\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Flight Attendant\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been made into a Max limited series starring Kaley Cuoco. His other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Red Lotus; The Guest Room\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eClose Your Eyes, Hold Hands\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Sandcastle Girls\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSkeletons at the Feast\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eand The Double Bind. \u003c\/i\u003eHis novels \u003ci\u003eSecrets of Eden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMidwives\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePast the Bleachers \u003c\/i\u003ewere made into movies, and his work has been translated into more than thirty- five languages. He is also a playwright (\u003ci\u003eThe Club, Wingspan, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMidwives\u003c\/i\u003e). He lives in Vermont and can be found at chrisbohjalian.com or on Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, Litsy, and Goodreads. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders of Charles Frazier's \u003ci\u003eCold Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, Geraldine Brooks's \u003ci\u003eHorse, \u003c\/i\u003e Bohjalian's \u003ci\u003eThe Sandcastle Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHour of the Witch\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.96 x 5.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48925502963940,"sku":"9780593315019","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0850\/8132\/files\/Li7yhLomiJ9780593315019.webp?v=1778778685","url":"https:\/\/triumviratebooks.com\/products\/the-jackals-mistress-paperback","provider":"Triumvirate Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}