Okay, so I know I am way, way, way behind on my blogs lately. I was shocked to realize that I haven't blogged since January! I've been pretty busy, but still! Anyway, I'm glad to start back with this book. I can't recommend it enough!
The Caged Graves is a great historical fiction, mystery novel.
I could hardly bring myself to put it down! The story is set in 1867,
but is connected to events that occurred in 1778. In 1778, Silas
Clayton, a deserter from the Continental army, escaped the British with
the payroll for the Continentals. Silas was later captured and
executed in the town of Catawissa, but the gold was never found. People in and around Catawissa have been searching for the gold ever since.
In
1867, Verity Boone returns to Catawissa to live with her father and meet
Nathaniel McClure, a boy she has been corresponding with and intends to
marry. Verity was sent away to live with her aunt when she was two, because her mother died. On her arrival, she sees that she may have been hasty
accepting a proposal from a Nathaniel, who she has never met in
person. Her doubts are further realized when she meets a handsome,
young doctor's apprentice by the name of Hadley Jones. Beyond Verity's
confusion over which man to choose, she also is shocked to find that her
mother's and her aunt's graves are located outside of the church cemetery and are enclosed in cages. She is told varying stories as to
why the graves are caged. Some claim it is protection from grave robbers,
others accuse her mother and aunt of being witches, she hears of
curses, and also the belief by many that they were buried with the
missing gold. As Verity tries to unravel these mysteries and find the
truth, she also must find her place in her father's life again, and make
the decision of who she should marry.
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