Book review: WIth This Pledge
With This Pledge
by Tamera Alexander
This book is amazing!! (I know I say that for almost every book, but still!) :)
This is a story about the battle at Franklin, Tennessee near the end of the Civil War. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Clouston is a governess at Carnton, but when the home is converted into a confederate hospital she is called to assist the military doctor with surgeries on the wounded men. As the long days of tending to the wounded pass, she earns the respect and admiration of the soldiers. Captain Roland Ward Jones, one of the wounded at Carnton, gets caught in the middle of this changing world and wonders how he will care for his family back home, especially with the ever-growing chance of losing his estate along with his slaves.
This is a great historical fiction book with a hint of romance thrown in. The history and vivid detail is amazing and sobering, when thinking about the realities of the Civil War. This book contains descriptions of battlefields and the soldiers' wounds, which could be too much for some readers. The dialogue and character development was very good and believable. I especially liked how each of the characters had their own "way" of talking, if that makes sense.
Probably the best part of this book, though, is when I learned that the most of the characters were actually real people and that most of the letters to or from the characters were real! The author obviously took some liberty with the secondary characters and the mini-mystery weaved into the story, but it still was a fun surprise!
I would recommend With This Pledge to anyone who is interested in the history or the medical side of the Civil War. This book was also a good look at how the war affected the home and lives of the people during and mostly after the Civil War.
{Find this book HERE!}
Happy reading!
~Katelynn
*I received a free copy of this book from BookLook Bloggers in exchange for an honest review.
This book is amazing!! (I know I say that for almost every book, but still!) :)
This is a story about the battle at Franklin, Tennessee near the end of the Civil War. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Clouston is a governess at Carnton, but when the home is converted into a confederate hospital she is called to assist the military doctor with surgeries on the wounded men. As the long days of tending to the wounded pass, she earns the respect and admiration of the soldiers. Captain Roland Ward Jones, one of the wounded at Carnton, gets caught in the middle of this changing world and wonders how he will care for his family back home, especially with the ever-growing chance of losing his estate along with his slaves.
This is a great historical fiction book with a hint of romance thrown in. The history and vivid detail is amazing and sobering, when thinking about the realities of the Civil War. This book contains descriptions of battlefields and the soldiers' wounds, which could be too much for some readers. The dialogue and character development was very good and believable. I especially liked how each of the characters had their own "way" of talking, if that makes sense.
Probably the best part of this book, though, is when I learned that the most of the characters were actually real people and that most of the letters to or from the characters were real! The author obviously took some liberty with the secondary characters and the mini-mystery weaved into the story, but it still was a fun surprise!
I would recommend With This Pledge to anyone who is interested in the history or the medical side of the Civil War. This book was also a good look at how the war affected the home and lives of the people during and mostly after the Civil War.
{Find this book HERE!}
Happy reading!
~Katelynn
*I received a free copy of this book from BookLook Bloggers in exchange for an honest review.
Very cool that the author added those extra pieces of authenticity to this work!
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