Shadowed Memories: Battles of Destin: Four

by Al Lacy

Book Overview

Critically wounded in battle, a handsome officer with amnesia grows to love beautiful Hannah Rose. Risking all he knows and loves, he confronts his memories -- including the mysterious woman he may... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880706570
• ISBN13: 9780880706575
• Release Date: July 1994
• Publisher: Multnomah Books
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Overall, rather interesting

It's been awhile since I read this book, but I do remember that the whole idea was rather interesting. A Civil War soldier loses his memory during a battle and winds up being cared for by a Southern family (a few women, actually, since all the men are off fighting!) This family naturally contains a beautiful young woman, Hannah Rose. She falls in love with the soldier, and he with her, but the slight obstacle in their relationship is his amnesia. Was he married? Engaged? And what side had he been fighting for, anyway? The soldier can recall nothing. (I must have amnesia, too, because I can't recall his name!- hence I shall call him "Soldier".) Soldier stays with the Southern family for quite some time, and in the end, he winds up being identified by some fellow soldiers, and goes back home to his parents and to get re-acquainted with his past. Will Soldier find out that he is free to marry Hannah Rose, or must he forget her? That involves the main plot of the story. There are a few subplots that in my opinion get a little in the way of the main plot. First there is too much space given to the mysterious assassins at the fort, who are killing the officers. As the other reviewer stated, this subplot doesn't tie in with the main plot and distracts the reader. Another subplot deals with Hannah's sister, Linda Lee, and her very unwelcome suitor. This goes better with the main plot because Soldier becomes involved with trying to solve the problem, but on the other hand, the brute of a dumb ox suitor is too outlandish. Overall this book is quite interesting, and if you like light romantic Christian fiction in general this would be a good one to pick.