A review by musiquedevie
When Will This Cruel War Be Over?: The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, Virginia, 1864 by Barry Denenberg

3.0

Well-written but missing something when compared to the amazing storytelling of other 'Dear America' books. The tone was much darker than others, decidedly so because of the nature of the time period it was covering. I appreciated the twist of covering the story from a Southerner's viewpoint but found it hard to truly connect with the characters in the book. The ending seemed abrupt and without the help of the epilogue, would leave the reader at a loss for the characters' future.