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Enemy Women by Paulette Jiles follows Adair Colley, a young woman from Missouri during the Civil War, whose family home is destroyed by Union soldiers. After her father is taken and her brother escapes, Adair and her sisters embark on a journey to reunite their family, only for Adair to be falsely accused of spying and imprisoned. With the help of Union Major William Neumann, who falls in love with her, Adair escapes and searches for her sisters, eventually reclaiming her family's horses and finding her way back home. Includes themes of war, imprisonment, and trauma.