In her sweeping debut, Diane C. McPhail offers a powerful, profoundly emotional novel that explores a little-known aspect of Civil War historyâSouthern Abolitionistsâand the timeless struggle to do right even amidst bitter conflict.\
On a Mississippi morning in 1859, Emily Matthews begs her father to save a slave, Nathan, about to be auctioned away from his family. Judge Matthews is an abolitionist who runs an illegal school for his slaves, hoping to eventually set them free. One, a woman named Ginny, has become Emilyâs companion and often her conscienceâand understands all too well the hazards an educated slave must face. Yet even Ginny could not predict the tangled, tragic string of events set in motion as Nathanâs family arrives at the Matthews farm.\
A young doctor, Charles Slate, tends to injured Nathan and begins to court Emily, finally persuading her to become his wife. But their union is disrupted by a fatal clash and a lie that will tear two families apart. As Civil War erupts, Emily, Ginny, and Emilyâs stoic mother-in-law, Adeline, each face devastating losses. Emilyâsheltered all her lifeâis especially unprepared for the hardships to come. Struggling to survive in this raw, shifting new world, Emily will discover untapped inner strength, an unlikely love, and the courage to confront deep, painful truths.\
âMcPhailâs first novel sheds light on an often unrecognized part of Civil War history . . . For fans of Charles Frazierâs enduring Cold Mountain.â
âBooklist
Categories:
- Literature & Fiction
- Historical Fiction
- Military
- Historical Fiction
Publisher : A John Scognamiglio Book
Author : McPhail, Diane C.
Language : English
Published :2020-08-25
Number Of Pages : 336
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 1496720318
ISBN-13 : 9781496720313
Item weight : 0.64 lb
Dimensions : 0.87 in x 5.51 in x 8.11 in
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