Memphis

by Sara Orwig

In a sweeping Civil War saga, courageous Sophia Merrick vows to defend herself against the invaders, and soon cavalryman Caleb O'Brien shows Sophia how powerful passion can be. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451404076
• ISBN13: 9780451404077
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: Onyx Books
• Length: 383 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.1" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Absolutely wonderful! A keeper for sure.

Orwig has written a civil war era trilogy about the O'Brien brothers : New orleans ( pre war) was the first and my least favorite. Memphis (during the war) is about Caleb, a handsome reb and sophia and it is really awesome. And Atlanta, the post war/reconstruction era story is about missing brother Fortune O'Brien, naturally he is a yankee! Each book is different and stands alone but it's great how the brothers intertwine in the stories. Memphis starts with Sophia posing as a yankee private in a yank camp to get a story for her family's newspaper. Her dad and brothers are off fighting and she's determined to help the 'cause" and keep the paper running. However she gets caught in a surprise confederate raid against the camp and ultimately struggles to get 2 reb officers home and saves their lives. Sophia was raised prim and proper and priggish and of course Cal is a fun loving rogue.They clash quite thoroughly. The dialogue is great and the story line is believable. How they get involved in various 'missions' and how determined they are to keep the other from harm is delightful. Cal starts raiding with mosby's raiders and is about to get himself hung. Sophia saves him but also winds out with a price on her head. This is a page turner with wonderful characters. Brother Fortune, missing for years, shows up as a yankee major and helps his reb brother escape so the conflict of interest is always a factor. The cutest part is when sophia dresses 6' caleb up as a crotchety old woman to escape libby prison....This book is rich with history and shows how the railroad links got developed against tough odds. Of course sophia has to help save caleb from bad guys that don't want his railroad to survive either. Come to think of it they do tend to save each other fairly often!!......I particular like sequels because you get to see the characters develop with their individual stories and of course a good book never ends if it has a sequel!!You'll enjoy this.