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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
Robert Hicks ends this book with, "There remains so much that I do not know, which I now realize I will never know. All I can know for sure is that there was once a battle here, and it forever changed everything."
I have really been digging historical fiction lately. I will admit that I don't know much about the Civil War, except what I have learned (and forgotten)in high school. The story takes place in Franklin, Tennessee during one of the bloodiest battles during the war. When Carrie McGavock's home is turned into a hospital for the wounded soldiers, she is forced to face the death and dying around her-a hard feat since she is still mourning the death of three of her children.
I liked that not only was the story told from Carrie's point-of-view, but as well as a Confederate soldier and a Union soldier. This is well worth reading and I already want to make a trip to Franklin.
I have really been digging historical fiction lately. I will admit that I don't know much about the Civil War, except what I have learned (and forgotten)in high school. The story takes place in Franklin, Tennessee during one of the bloodiest battles during the war. When Carrie McGavock's home is turned into a hospital for the wounded soldiers, she is forced to face the death and dying around her-a hard feat since she is still mourning the death of three of her children.
I liked that not only was the story told from Carrie's point-of-view, but as well as a Confederate soldier and a Union soldier. This is well worth reading and I already want to make a trip to Franklin.
I’m giving this 3 out of 5 stars because I had a difficult time getting into the style of writing. I was interested in the story so I stuck with it and overall I would recommend it.
Robert Hicks has given us a remarkable work of historical fiction,using the Battle of Franklin and its heroine, Carrie McGavock, whose home was used as a hospital for the many, many casualties sustained in that battle--one of the worst of the western theatre of the war. The characters are well-developed, each voice carefully differentiated from the others. Historically, the book is pitch-perfect. He truly did his research. The only thing I wondered about was the ability of a one-legged man, whose limb seems to have been taken close to the hip, to ride a horse, and work laying track on a railroad. That seems a stretch, and it took me out of the reader-trance Hicks worked so hard to create in this novel. Aside from that though, this is a really gripping read.
An unbelievably riveting story of a woman who's house is turned into makeshift hospital during the Civil War, and her tribute to those who gave their lives in the battle that engulfed her town.
This was a good story, though it got a bit too philosophical at some points for me. Amazing to think that Carrie would go to such lengths for the soldiers that died around her home that fateful day during the Civil War.
Very interesting read about historical events that literally happened in my back yard, but obviously it’s a heavy topic. It felt a little slow towards the middle but picked up again at the end.
DNF after 43 pages. I could not get into all the long winded explanation. Just tell me about Carrie. Or better yet Mariah.
Incredible story telling! He really manages to get you into the characters minds.
Couldn't really get into it. It's not very often that I leave a book unfinished, but this one I did.
Engrossing, evocative American Civil War story. It wasn’t what I thought, a trashy tale for a beach vacation. It’s thoughtful and researched, the characters are vivid and have deep inner lives. I just wish it had a bit more, I don’t know, drama, maybe? A tale about real people was probably somewhat limited in terms of action. Don’t skip the afterward with the photos of the characters.