Nancy Horan joins Carol Fitzgerald to talk about her latest work of historical fiction, THE HOUSE OF LINCOLN. Nancy was born in Springfield, Illinois, and always was intrigued by Lincoln and his legacy there. In 2014, she started her research on Lincoln and what the city might have been like during his time. The resulting book is told through the eyes of a fictitious character named Ana Ferreira, who works for the Lincolns.

 Ana emigrated from Madeira, Portugal, to Springfield by way of Trinidad, which would be a typical journey for a young woman of her time. She befriends a young African American woman named Cal. Through Cal’s eyes, she sees the Underground Railroad as it heads through Springfield, where slaves are shepherded to freedom. Spanning decades from 1851 to 1909, the book tells the story of great change in the country. THE HOUSE OF LINCOLN, like Nancy’s debut novel, LOVING FRANK, is a Bookreporter Bets On selection.

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