{"product_id":"a-serpent-cherished-ann-roscopf-allen-9780595322091","title":"A Serpent Cherished","description":"Confederate Colonel H. Clay King tries to help the widow of his commanding officer when she and her family lose everything by inviting them to move onto his Arkansas plantation. But Mary Eliza Pillow has more in mind than gratitude. The beautiful young widow seduces the married colonel, chases his wife off the property by alleging an affair between Mrs. King and a farm worker, and persuades the colonel to give her the deed to his property. When Colonel King reconsiders that decision, she reminds him of his darkest secret from the War--would his beautiful lover betray him in order to take his property? \u003cp\u003eRefusing to divorce his wife, Colonel King is both relieved and miserable when Mrs. Pillow is persuaded by her family to leave his home. But the ever-determined widow records her deed as she leaves Arkansas, infuriating Colonel King and beginning a path of destruction that ends in murder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on a true story, \u003ci\u003eA Serpent Cherished\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the tangled tale of a nineteenth century woman determined to use any means--lies, scandal, lawsuits--to get what she wants and a vulnerable man driven to do anything to protect his honor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ann Roscopf Allen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595322093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595322091\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d","brand":"Ann Roscopf Allen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48435534364927,"sku":"9780595322091","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6463c75e-8712-4786-b7d0-b232a174229f.jpg?v=1777151014","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-serpent-cherished-ann-roscopf-allen-9780595322091","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}