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OverviewFrom the walled gardens of Charleston to the vast prairies of the American West, the saga of the Lazare family continues. Charleston, South Carolina, 1840s. Unable to marry, Catholic priest Joseph Lazare and his soulmate Tessa Stratford risk a dangerous love affair, betting their lives on the ignorance of her husband and betting their souls on the forgiveness of God.Young David Lazare, Joseph's orphaned nephew and Tessa's ward, struggles to make a life in Charleston. But David is haunted by secrets he's determined to keep, above all a terrible choice he made as a ten-year-old boy on the Oregon Trail.None of them realizes that two thousand miles away, a lost Lazare has found a new family in the rapidly changing American West. He wants only to be Cheyenne, but as white emigrants and soldiers threaten the people he loves, his blond hair becomes a question he must answer-or die trying. Will the truth unite the Lazares-or destroy them?For fans of The Thorn Birds and Outlander, Lost Saints is the second book in the sweeping Lazare Family Saga that transports readers from the West Indies to the Wild West, from Charleston, Paris, and Rome into the depths of the human heart. The series begins with Book 1, Necessary Sins. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Elizabeth BellPublisher: Claire-Voie Books Imprint: Claire-Voie Books Volume: 2 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.594kg ISBN: 9781733167611ISBN 10: 1733167617 Pages: 406 Publication Date: 06 January 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews"""Elizabeth Bell is quickly becoming one of my favorite historical fiction authors. To be able to paint the past with such depth and color is a rare skill... Her writing is truly more vivid than any movie... It seems strange to call an author with only two published books a master, but she is well on her way to claiming that title. I can't recommend this book or the rest of the series enough."" - Editors' Choice, Historical Novels Review ""An ambitious historical drama as vivid as it is poignant. Lost Saints will leave you breathless."" - Jessica Cale, editor of Dirty, Sexy History" Elizabeth Bell is quickly becoming one of my favorite historical fiction authors. To be able to paint the past with such depth and color is a rare skill... Her writing is truly more vivid than any movie... It seems strange to call an author with only two published books a master, but she is well on her way to claiming that title. I can't recommend this book or the rest of the series enough. - Editors' Choice, Historical Novels Review An ambitious historical drama as vivid as it is poignant. Lost Saints will leave you breathless. - Jessica Cale, editor of Dirty, Sexy History Elizabeth Bell is one of the most promising new voices in historical fiction. -- NICOLE EVELINA, USA Today bestselling author of The Guinevere's Tale Trilogy Author InformationElizabeth Bell has been writing stories since the second grade. At the age of fourteen, she chose a pen name and vowed to become a published author. That same year, Elizabeth began The Lazare Family Saga.New generations and forgotten corners of history kept demanding attention, and the saga became four epic novels. After three decades of research and revision, Elizabeth decided she'd done them justice. Two of the books in The Lazare Family Saga were Editors' Choices in the Historical Novels Review.Upon earning her MFA in Creative Writing, Elizabeth realized she would have to return her two hundred library books. Instead, she cleverly found a job in the university library, where she works to this day. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |