Booth's Sister

My brother killed Abraham Lincoln. That is my weight of shame. While heremained at large I was held captive in my home. Asia Booth Clarke was 30years old and pr... » 

My brother killed Abraham Lincoln. That is my weight of shame. While heremained at large I was held captive in my home. Asia Booth Clarke was 30years old and pregnant with her first child when Union soldiers stormed herMaryland home in search of her brother. John Wilkes Booths baby sister hadgrown up in one of Americas notoriously troubled but spectacularly acclaimedacting families. When Johnnys firebrand ideology left the nation in mourningand the Booth family under a dark cloud of accusation it was Asia who bore thebrunt. Booths Sister was inspired by Asia Booth Clarkes personal memoirs.Author historical scholar and storyteller Jane Singer has masterfullyimagined the family dynamics and intimate details that led to one of Americasmost fateful crimes. «