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Title	:	The Widow of the South
Author	:	Robert Hicks
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 436 pages
Published	:	September 26th 2006 by Grand Central Publishing (first published August 30th 2005)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Military History. Civil War. War. American. Southern. American History. American Civil War

The Widow of the South

Robert Hicks

Paperback | Pages: 436 pages

Rating: 3.76 | 15191 Users | 1649 Reviews

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Tennessee, 1864. On a late autumn day, near a little town called Franklin, 10,000 men will soon lie dead or dying in a battle that will change many lives for ever. None will be more changed than Carrie McGavock, who finds her home taken over by the Confederate army and turned into a field hospital. Taking charge, she finds the courage to face up to the horrors around her and, in doing so, finds a cause. Out on the battlefield, a tired young Southern soldier drops his guns and charges forward into Yankee territory, holding only the flag of his company's colours. He survives and is brought to the hospital. Carrie recognizes something in him - a willingness to die - and decides on that day, in her house, she will not let him. In the pain-filled days and weeks that follow, both find a form of mutual healing that neither thinks possible. In this extraordinary debut novel based on a true story, Robert Hicks has written an epic novel of love and heroism set against the madness of the American Civil War.

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Original Title:	The Widow of the South
ISBN:	0446697435 (ISBN13: 9780446697439)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Carrie McGavock, John McGavock, Zachariah Cashwell, Mariah
Setting:	United States of America Tennessee(United States)

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I recently visited the Carnton Plantation in Franklin, TN, which inspired me to read this book. I very much enjoyed The Widow of the South. I was unaware of this battle during the Civil War and this is why historical fiction is my favorite genre. I learn as I read :) If you enjoy reading about the Civil War I recommend this book,



This book was an absolutely beautiful rendering of the emotional aftermath of one of the most destructive battles of the Civil War. Any time you combine historical fiction with the Civil War, I HAVE to read it. Now, I haven't read much about the Battle of Franklin, so I can't attest to the historical accuracy here. But I found the depiction of a group of people trying to comprehend & process & deal with such death and destruction to be quite accurate. For the first time (at least on this

This is a little weird. The beginning is fantastic, opening with the Confederates on their way to Franklin where they meet the Union army and a bloody battle ensues. What I love about this is the alternating narratives. In the beginning, it isn't just Carrie, but also Zachariah's narrative on the Confederate side and a Union soldier gets his two cents in as well. When the battle is over, the book goes downhill for me. Carrie is more... gothic southern belle than widow of the south. She is

I really thought that this book was going to be a whole lot better than it was.

I loved this book...I think because I am a Native Southerner and because I work with veterans. A vivid description of how one wealthy family was impacted by the Civil War, and the compassionate and dedicated efforts of Carrie McGavock to nurse over 1,500 dying and wounded soldiers at her antebellum home. Based on a true story, the Carnton plantation was turned into a veteran's cemetery, and is a historical attraction today in Franklin, TN. This book gave me a new depth of compassion for the war

I've always enjoyed historical fiction as a way to start learning about an area and a time in history. I live near Franklin, TN, where this novel takes place, and I've met the author, Robert Hicks. I loved this book. Hicks uses the Battle of Franklin to tell a very human story of lives crashing into one another - Union/Confederate, master/slave, victor/victim, living/dead. It's a very real story with a lot of shades of gray and with the heroine battling her own demons. This made me want to learn