Love and War: Volume Two of the North and South Trilogy

By: John Jakes

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 42 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

The Main and Hazard families clash on and off the Civil War’s battlefields as they grapple with the violent realities of a divided nation.

America's master storyteller continues his reign with Love and War, a story steeped in passion and betrayal. With the Confederate and Union armies furiously fighting, the once-steadfast bond between the Main and Hazard families continues to be tested. From opposite sides of the conflict, they face heartache and triumph on the frontlines as they fight for the future of the nation and their loved ones.

With his impeccable research and unfailing devotion to the historical record, John Jakes offers his most enthralling and enduring tale yet.

©1982 John Jakes (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

An excellent story.

Where does Love and War: Volume Two of the North and South Trilogy rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

One of the best historical fictions I've read.

What did you like best about this story?

The narration, among other things.

What about Grover Gardner’s performance did you like?

He's quite good with accents.

If you could rename Love and War: Volume Two of the North and South Trilogy, what would you call it?

I wouldn't change the name.

Any additional comments?

A must-have for history buffs and historical fiction fans.

Absoutely Fantastic!

I love good historical fiction and this series is some of the best I have ever enjoyed. These people make the history live. I couldn't stop listening and can't wait for the next one.

Fabulous!

I love history and John Jakes brought the civil war to life fir me. Feeling so fortunate to have take the time to listen to this remarkable book!

loved it

The book was amazing . I watched the movie many years ago and then I decided to read the book
it was completely amazing the movie even though outstanding is nothing to the quality and the story line of this book I have the whole trilogy

A Doozer

Volume Two of the North and South Trilogy is a doozer. “Love and War” clocks in over 42 hours of listening, but the audiobook is so good that you forget that you just worked two hour of overtime in a 40 hour week. The story continues on after the Civil War, Lincoln’s assassination and the slaves are free. If you enjoy reading about the Civil War, these books should be in your library. The books are written well and well researched. I’m looking forward to finishing up the series.

Outstanding Civil War Epic

I found this novel both entertaining and enlightening. Well written story and performance was superb! Can't wait to hear the next in the series.

Is History Repeating Itself?

I loved both North and South books and the way the story evolves from two boys being raised in two different worlds within one country, who eventually meet at West Point and develop a friendship that will be tested repeatedly throughout their lives. How events leading up to the Civil War shape and affect each of them and every person in their lives and the different choices they make and paths they take both before and during the war weave this into an intricate and detailed telling of a volatile time in our country's history that finally reaches it's breaking point. For me, there were times when the detail was swallowing me up and I was becoming disconnected, particularly in the second volume, but these segments would pass and I was caught up once again.

While this trilogy has been around for over thirty years, it is almost erie that I chose to finally absorb their contents at a time when our country is as divided now as it was then. Will history repeat itself?

Enjoyed

This was a great listen. Grover Gardner did a great job. At first I wondered how he would do with this series but I was not disappointed.

A love story

I loved both books plenty of sad ness on both sides and plenty of happiness. The story of a great time in the old south how people lived and loved

I needed a lot of Kleenex.

This was a very long book so it’s not surprising that there were a few boring chapters. This book was easier to know when the point of view from another character was going to change. I was disappointed about skipping or just mentioning big events such as Gettysburg, the Gettysburg address and the assassination of President Lincoln to name a few. But the story of the main characters was great. I admit to balling my eyes out on a few occasions. The story had surprising events and more sad than happy.