The Traitor's Wife: A Novel

The Traitor's Wife: A Novel

A riveting historical novel about Peggy Shippen Arnold, the cunning wife of Benedict Arnold and mastermind behind Americaâ€™s most infamous act of treason . . .

Everyone knows Benedict Arnoldâ€”the Revolutionary War general who betrayed America and fled to the Britishâ€”as historyâ€™s most notorious turncoat. Many know Arnoldâ€™s co-conspirator, Major John AndrÃ©, who was apprehended with Arnoldâ€™s documents in his boots and hanged at the orders of General George Washington. But few know of the integral third character in the plot: a charming young woman who not only contributed to the betrayal but orchestrated it.

Socialite Peggy Shippen is half Benedict Arnoldâ€™s age when she seduces the war hero during his stint as military commander of Philadelphia. Blinded by his young brideâ€™s beauty and wit, Arnold does not realize that she harbors a secret: loyalty to the British. Nor does he know that she hides a past romance with the handsome British spy John AndrÃ©. Peggy watches as her husband, crippled from battle wounds and in debt from years of service to the colonies, grows ever more disillusioned with his hero, Washington, and the American cause. Together with her former love and her disaffected husband, Peggy hatches the plot to deliver West Point to the British and, in exchange, win fame and fortune for herself and Arnold.

Told from the perspective of Peggyâ€™s maid, whose faith in the new nation inspires her to intervene in her mistressâ€™s affairs even when it could cost her everything, The Traitorâ€™s Wife brings these infamous figures to life, illuminating the sordid details and the love triangle that nearly destroyed the American fight for freedom.
Country USA
Manufacturer Howard Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-02-11
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Howard Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-02-11
Format	Kindle eBook

The Traitor's Wife: A Novel

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