Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule
(OverDrive Listen)
Description
The New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker and Canary Girls imagines the inner life of Julia Grant, beloved as a Civil War general's 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 groom's abolitionist family refused to attend the ceremony.
Since childhood, Julia owned as a slave another Julia, known as Jule. Jule guarded her mistress's closely held twin secrets: She had perilously poor vision but was gifted with prophetic sight. So it was that Jule became Julia's eyes to the world.
And what a world it was, marked by gathering clouds of war. The Grants vowed never to be separated, but as Ulysses rose through the ranks—becoming general in chief of the Union Army—so did the stakes of their pact. During the war, Julia would travel, often in the company of Jule and the four Grant children, facing unreliable transportation and certain danger to be at her husband's side.
Yet Julia and Jule saw two different wars. While Julia spoke out for women—Union and Confederate—she continued to hold Jule as a slave behind Union lines. Upon the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, Jule claimed her freedom and rose to prominence as a businesswoman in her own right, taking the honorary title Madame. The two women's paths continued to cross throughout the Grants' White House years in Washington, DC, and later in New York City, the site of Grant's Tomb.
Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule is the first novel to chronicle this singular relationship, bound by sight and shadow.
"Chiaverini's fans will love this light historical romance."—Kirkus
Formats
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
More Details
Reviews from GoodReads
Citations
Jennifer Chiaverini. (2015). Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule. Unabridged Recorded Books, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Jennifer Chiaverini. 2015. Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule. Recorded Books, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Jennifer Chiaverini, Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule. Recorded Books, Inc, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Jennifer Chiaverini. Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule. Unabridged Recorded Books, Inc, 2015.
Copy Details
| Library | Owned | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Digital Collection | 1 | 1 |
| Blackstone Memorial Library | 0 | 0 |
Staff View
API Extraction Dates
OverDrive Product Record
- sortTitle
- Mrs Grant and Madame Jule
- crossRefId
- 2102937
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1694-1/{E0608F9A-4225-4938-940B-E4FC752C390E}Img100.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/1694-1/{E0608F9A-4225-4938-940B-E4FC752C390E}Img200.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/1694-1/E06/08F/9A/{E0608F9A-4225-4938-940B-E4FC752C390E}Img150.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/1694-1/E06/08F/9A/{E0608F9A-4225-4938-940B-E4FC752C390E}Img400.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- formats
- identifiers:
- type: 8
- value: recordedbooks_audio#9781490647524
- type: PublisherCatalogNumber
- value: 5002562
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781470392574
- name: OverDrive MP3 Audiobook
- id: audiobook-mp3
- identifiers:
- identifiers:
- type: 8
- value: recordedbooks_audio#9781490647524
- type: PublisherCatalogNumber
- value: 5002562
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781470392574
- name: OverDrive Listen
- id: audiobook-overdrive
- identifiers:
- mediaType
- Audiobook
- primaryCreator
- role: Author
- name: Jennifer Chiaverini
- id
- e0608f9a-4225-4938-940b-e4fc752c390e
- title
- Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule
- starRating
- 3.8
- contentDetails
- href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=242&titleID=2102937
- type: text/html
- account:
- name: LION: Libraries Online (CT)
- id: 1354
OverDrive MetaData
- isPublicDomain
- False
- formats
- duration: 15:57:34
- fileName: MrsGrantAndMadameJule9781490647524
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 459639738
- identifiers:
- audience: retailer
- type: PublisherCatalogNumber
- value: 5002562
- audience: retailer
- type: 8
- value: recordedbooks_audio#9781490647524
- audience: library
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781470392574
- name: OverDrive Listen
- isReadAlong: False
- id: audiobook-overdrive
- onSaleDate: 3/3/2015
- samples:
- source: Part 1
- formatType: audiobook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e0608f9a-4225-4938-940b-e4fc752c390e&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- creators
- role: Author
- fileAs: Chiaverini, Jennifer
- name: Jennifer Chiaverini
- role: Narrator
- fileAs: Moore, Christina
- name: Christina Moore
- imprint
- Recorded Books
- publishDate
- 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z
- edition
- Unabridged
- isOwnedByCollections
- True
- title
- Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule
- fullDescription
The New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker and Canary Girls imagines the inner life of Julia Grant, beloved as a Civil War general's 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 groom's abolitionist family refused to attend the ceremony.
Since childhood, Julia owned as a slave another Julia, known as Jule. Jule guarded her mistress's closely held twin secrets: She had perilously poor vision but was gifted with prophetic sight. So it was that Jule became Julia's eyes to the world.
And what a world it was, marked by gathering clouds of war. The Grants vowed never to be separated, but as Ulysses rose through the ranks—becoming general in chief of the Union Army—so did the stakes of their pact. During the war, Julia would travel, often in the company of Jule and the four Grant children, facing unreliable transportation and certain danger to be at her husband's side.
Yet Julia and Jule saw two different wars. While Julia spoke out for women—Union and Confederate—she continued to hold Jule as a slave behind Union lines. Upon the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, Jule claimed her freedom and rose to prominence as a businesswoman in her own right, taking the honorary title Madame. The two women's paths continued to cross throughout the Grants' White House years in Washington, DC, and later in New York City, the site of Grant's Tomb.
Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule is the first novel to chronicle this singular relationship, bound by sight and shadow.
"Chiaverini's fans will love this light historical romance."—Kirkus
- popularity
- 0
- links
- self:
- href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BPQEAAA20/products/e0608f9a-4225-4938-940b-e4fc752c390e/metadata
- type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
- shareInLibby:
- href: https://link.overdrive.com/share?q=mRYgADHmp90
- type: text/HTML
- self:
- id
- e0608f9a-4225-4938-940b-e4fc752c390e
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1694-1/{E0608F9A-4225-4938-940B-E4FC752C390E}Img100.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/1694-1/{E0608F9A-4225-4938-940B-E4FC752C390E}Img200.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/1694-1/E06/08F/9A/{E0608F9A-4225-4938-940B-E4FC752C390E}Img150.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/1694-1/E06/08F/9A/{E0608F9A-4225-4938-940B-E4FC752C390E}Img400.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- isPublicPerformanceAllowed
- False
- languages
- code: en
- name: English
- subjects
- value: Fiction
- value: Literature
- value: Historical Fiction
- publishDateText
- 03/03/2015
- otherFormatIdentifiers
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781470392567
- mediaType
- Audiobook
- shortDescription
The New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker and Canary Girls imagines the inner life of Julia Grant, beloved as a Civil War general's 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 groom's abolitionist family refused to attend the ceremony.
Since childhood, Julia owned as a slave another Julia, known as Jule. Jule guarded her mistress's closely held twin secrets: She had perilously poor vision but was gifted with prophetic sight. So it was that Jule became Julia's eyes to the world.
And what a world it was, marked by gathering clouds of war. The Grants vowed never to be...
- sortTitle
- Mrs Grant and Madame Jule
- crossRefId
- 2102937
- classifications
- publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- bisacCodes
- code: FIC014000
- description: FICTION / Historical / General
- code: FIC019000
- description: Fiction / Literary