If you are interested in the Civil War, then you are sure to enjoy this radio show. The Bride of Fortune is Varina Howell Davis, the young woman with a strong, but sensitive character, who became the wife of an American whose name is in every history book. Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States during the Civil War. Enough time has passed for all of us to read with understanding, the lovely and thought-provoking story of a man whose personal character won for him the affection and loyalty of a charming and devoted woman.