"Deeply satisfying. . . . A muscular narrative that humanizes all sides of that bloody conflict--North and South, Black and white, male and female. . . a robust novel that deserves to be set on the shelf alongside Cold Mountain." -- Orlando Sentinel Emma...
In this superb new novel from the acclaimed, bestselling author of Ellen Foster, Sights Unseen, and Charms for the Easy Life, an extraordinary woman recalls a nation's bloodiest epoch and a magnificent life forged in its fires.
Emma Garnet Tate Lowell is at war with herself. Born into privilege on a grand plantation, she has become aware that her family's wealth has been built on slavery. After her unhappy childhood, war and failed marriage, she attempts to recover.