We often hear historical tales of brother fighting brother during the Civil War. Author Lisa Klein takes it a step further in her new novel, Two Girls of Gettysburg. Cousins Rosanna and Lizzie are average teenage girls living in Gettysburg when the novel starts. They attend school, they have crushes on boys, they have families.
When the Civil War begins, driven by their convictions, all of Lizzie's family joins the Union cause. Her father joins the Union and her brother sneaks off in the night to follow him.
Rosanna runs away back to her family home in Richmond and aligns her convictions with those of the Confederacy. These two girls who were best friends, now find themselves on opposite sides of the war.
Rosanna runs away back to her family home in Richmond and aligns her convictions with those of the Confederacy. These two girls who were best friends, now find themselves on opposite sides of the war.
Immature Rosanna is married, widowed, and becomes a field nurse, finding more courage and confidence than she would have thought possible.
With all of the men in Lizzie's life gone, she must pick up the mantle and run the family business until things "return to normal". She must face tough choice that will affect her whole family and face down issues that will change lives forever.
When a battle of epic proportions converges on the town of Gettysburg. Each girl will be tested.
As each girl grows and changes within the context of a war that tore apart the country, the reader is taken on a historical journey of remarkable heroism and hardship.
Klein does a spectacular job of creating a fiction work that maintains accuracy while weaving a fascinating plot.
It is a slow and thorough read, as you do not want to lose even one detail included in the writing.
More than that, however, this novel plants some very good ideas about how things were for women left at home when the war commenced: their fears, their hopes, the stories that we don't always hear because the battles were so horrific and took up the focus of the nation.
It is a novel about women facing down very serious choices and persevering during immense personal hardships. It is a novel about both contributions and sacrifices.
Find out more about this amazing author by clicking here!
With all of the men in Lizzie's life gone, she must pick up the mantle and run the family business until things "return to normal". She must face tough choice that will affect her whole family and face down issues that will change lives forever.
When a battle of epic proportions converges on the town of Gettysburg. Each girl will be tested.
As each girl grows and changes within the context of a war that tore apart the country, the reader is taken on a historical journey of remarkable heroism and hardship.
Klein does a spectacular job of creating a fiction work that maintains accuracy while weaving a fascinating plot.
It is a slow and thorough read, as you do not want to lose even one detail included in the writing.
More than that, however, this novel plants some very good ideas about how things were for women left at home when the war commenced: their fears, their hopes, the stories that we don't always hear because the battles were so horrific and took up the focus of the nation.
It is a novel about women facing down very serious choices and persevering during immense personal hardships. It is a novel about both contributions and sacrifices.
Find out more about this amazing author by clicking here!
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