Beneath the Wind

by Cordelia Frances Biddle

When Eugenia Axthelm and her wealthy husband embark on a luxurious cruise away from turn-of-the-century Philadelphia, their marriage suddenly is plagued by betrayal and, ultimately, tragedy

478 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1993

About the author

Cordelia Frances Biddle is a feminist and historian. Fiction: Listen to Me: The Women of the Bible Speak Out; They Believed They Were Safe; the Martha Beale series set in 1840's Philadelphia, and Beneath the Wind. Nonfiction: Biddle, Jackson and a Nation in Turmoil, and Saint Katharine: the Life of Katharine Drexel.
The River Was Waiting will be published January 2026

With her husband, Steve Zettler, she wrote the Nero Blanc crossword puzzle series.

She would love hearing from you, and would be happy to meet with your book club or reading group.
Please contact her through her website: www.CordeliaFrancesBiddle.net