To Alexander Neave, Caroline Ferriday’s cousin, and his wife Lynne, who so generously shared their memories of her.
To Rosie Furniss, who shared her great-aunt Mary Koutousov Tolstoy’s story and wonderful book, As the Old Order Was Changing.
To Sheryl Hack, executive director, and the rest of the staff at Connecticut Landmarks, including Jamie-Lynn Fontaine Connell and Jana Colacino for taking such good care of Caroline’s beloved home.
To the brilliant and tireless Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden tour guides: Dorothy Ambruso, Sarah Baker, Gary P. Cicognani, Mary Dulude, Tyler Huntsley, Danielle Spino, Nikkii Todaro, and Marj Vitz. Thank you for your hours of service and for making the house come alive so beautifully for visitors. Caroline and Eliza would be proud.
To Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden Site Administrator Peg Shimer for her hard work, unending support, and loving care of Caroline’s house.
To Cathy and Doug Altenbern for rolling out the red carpet in Nashville, the definition of true Southern hospitality.
To the wonderful independent booksellers and librarians everywhere who worked so hard to get this family’s story into the hands of readers.
To my French publisher Les Editions Leduc, Karine Bailly, and Danae Tourrand for showing me a fabulous French welcome and Paris over Russian vodka and caviar.
To Susan Van Winkle Pollack for pointing me in the direction of her father, Wm. Mitchell Van Winkle’s, extensive rose book collection.
To Sophie Baker at Curtis Brown London for thirty incredible foreign editions of Lilac Girls.
To Josie Freedman at ICM Partners, Los Angeles, for helping make that incredible dream come true.
To Mollie Fitzgerald whose gorgeous red hair and incredible piano skill inspired the character of Karina.
To Yeda Zaitz Fish, for inspiring the character of Mrs. Zaitz.
To George McCleary, program planner and horticulturist, who knew “Miss Ferriday” and shared his stories. Together with his wife, Carol, he keeps Caroline’s gardens just the way Caroline and Eliza would have wanted.
To filmmaker Stacey Fitzgerald, for her friendship, upcoming documentary about the Rabbits, and for showing me the importance of mutual aid and cooperation.
To Colleen Hildreth, who so graciously showed us around her family’s store in Southampton and shared its fascinating history.
To the staff of Saint Alexandre Nevsky Cathedral on Rue Daru in Paris, who gave me access to and information about the crypt.
To Eleanor Southworth and Irina MacGuire of the Chapin School, who brought Caroline Ferriday’s school days back for me in living color.
To our fabulous Russian tour guide Ilia Kruglov at Exeter International Travel, who went above and beyond to make sure I understood Russia and helped me gather the courage to eat a bear dumpling.
To the staff of the State Museum of Political History in St. Petersburg, who patiently answered my infinite list of questions about Russian political history.
To the Southampton Historical Museum archivist Mary Cummings for her help in making that charming town come alive.
To my mother-in-law, Marian, and five sisters-in-law for their unending support and continuing to show me how important a loving, encouraging family can be.
To Gary Parkes, who keeps my social media humming.
To Natalie Picot, the best research assistant ever.
To Barbara Bradbury-Pape, former site administrator of the Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden, for sharing her vast knowledge of the lovely old house.
To Kathy Murray, who works hard to keep me in shape, body and soul.
To The Old Bethlehem Historical Society, keeper of Bethlehem’s lovely past.
BY MARTHA HALL KELLY
Lilac Girls
Lost Roses
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
MARTHA HALL KELLY is the New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Girls. She lives in Connecticut, and spends her days traveling to visit Civil War battlefields and writing her next prequel to Lilac Girls, set during the Battle of Gettysburg. Lost Roses is her second novel.
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SEPTEMBER 1939
If I’d known I was about to meet the man who’d shatter me like bone china on terra-cotta, I would have slept in. Instead, I roused our florist, Mr. Sitwell, from his bed to make a boutonnière. My first consulate gala was no time to stand on ceremony.
I joined the riptide of the great unwashed moving up Fifth Avenue. Men in gray-felted fedoras pushed by me, the morning papers in their attachés