Southern widow

Author: Hicks
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Publication Date: 2007-03-01
Features: On the day of the Battle of Franklin during the American Civil War, the plantation home of plantation owner Carrie McGavock was requisitioned as a field hospital. Carrie McGavock, who had been bedridden for a long time due to the grief of losing her child, had her life suddenly disrupted. She had to face the deaths of nine thousand soldiers in one day and care for wounded soldiers lying on every inch of her home. Among the wounded was a particularly rough sergeant named Cashwell. Cashwell had bravely raised the battle flag and charged into the enemy's ranks during the battle, emerging unharmed from a hail of gunfire. Finally, after being captured and escaping, he was shot almost fatally and was sent to Carrie's field hospital. They met here and uncontrollably fell into a focus on each other and intense inner conflict. Next came a painful love, and Carrie's relentless efforts to preserve the graves of the young men who died in the war. In this novel based on a true story, Robert Hicks portrays an unforgettable female character. After experiencing love and loss, she found her spiritual home and became the nationally renowned "Southern Widow." Carrie first fell in love with a stranger, then found solace in the vast, sacred land, and finally became a symbol of the national soul.