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Publisher:
Coachlight Press |
Release
Date: January 2004 |
ISBN:
0971679061 |
Awards:
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Format
Reviewed: Paperback |
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Genre:
Historical Romance [1862-64 Virginia] |
Reviewed:
2004 |
Reviewer:
Rachel A Hyde |
Reviewer
Notes: Some Violence |
Copyright
MyShelf.com |
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Honor
& Glory
Civil
War Trilogy, No. 2
By Kim Murphy
If,
like me, you enjoy romances but prefer them with more than just
a love story, then look no further; this Civil War trilogy has real
history and an exciting story in spades. With Fredericksburg in
ruins, the McGuire sisters and their mother have to struggle on
in what is left of their once-fine mansion. Amanda is now married
to Sam Prescott, a Unionist Major, while Alice yearns to wed the
brooding Confederate Colonel Wil Jackson. The fighting is getting
more bloody, and nobody is safe, so when Alice starts smuggling
medical supplies, it looks as though she is going to see even more
of the war than she bargained for…
To say too much will spoil the story, and
if you haven’t yet read the first book in the trilogy Promise
& Honor, then it is essential to do so before reading this
one. Once again, Kim Murphy has done her research and gets under
the skin of the Civil War without resorting to stereotypes. No particular
side is favored; the tragedy of a war that splits a nation in half
is all too evident, and the war is shown to be about individuals,
rather than vague ideals. The sisters are resourceful and gutsy
heroines, well-drawn and sympathetic. In the first book, the two
leading men were both rather more shadowy, but now the reader learns
far more about Wil, even if Sam is rather less delineated. If you
enjoy adventures and expect a Civil War novel to have plenty of
blood and guts, you won’t be disappointed, although the author
never goes over the top; there is enough action and gore for plausibility,
but it is never gratuitous. This is a good strong story that ought
to please fans of Civil War novels as much as romantics. When is
Glory & Promise coming out?
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