The Broken Font: A Story of the Civil War, Vol. 2 (of 2)

In the quiet halls of a genteel English home, the lives of Katharine Heywood, her spirited cousin Jane Lambert, and the eager young Arthur intertwine amid the rumblings of a distant civil war. Katharine, still nursing the repercussions of a request that placed Jane in danger, struggles with guilt and the hope of repairing a fragile reputation. Their conversations are laced with poetry and the weight of familial expectation, while Arthur bursts through the rooms with patriotic songs and a reckless enthusiasm for the battlefield.

As the season of enlistment approaches, the family’s bonds are tested by vows of honor, whispered promises, and the looming specter of bloodshed. Jane balances her tender affection for Arthur with a quiet reluctance to see him clothe his bravery in murder, and Katharine watches anxiously, fearing the loss of both cousin and friend. The novel captures the tension between love and duty, the charm of Regency décor, and the first tremors of a conflict that will reshape their world.