The Widow of the South

De: Robert Hicks

Narrado por: Paul Boehmer, Lorna Raver, Stephen Hoye, Scott Brick

Based on a true story, this debut Civil War novel follows a Southern plantation woman's journey of transforming her home into a hospital for the war.

This debut novel is based on the true story of Carrie McGavock. During the Civil War's Battle of Franklin, a five-hour bloodbath with 9,200 casualties, McGavock's home was turned into a field hospital where four generals died. For 40 years she tended the private cemetery on her property where more than 1,000 were laid to rest.

©2016 Robert Hicks (P)2016 Hachette Audio

Recommended

Exceptional in all aspects. A good listen. Lived next to Carnton Plantation and story is a good representation of Carrie McGavock and the plantation.

Absolutely Amazing

I usually listen while I'm cleaning or something similar, but for the last couple of chapters, I had to sit.
This story gripped me within the first couple of chapters. It made me angry, sad, and joyful. To me, that is what makes an excellent book. The voice actors did a fantastic job bringing the book to life in my imagination, feeling the emotions in their voices.
Highly recommended!

History:

It is always fascinating to listen to our own history. Tragic, yet necessary for humanity! Enlightenment at its best.

DNF for me

I started this, then quit. A month or so later, I tried again. I WANTED to engage with these characters but I found I just didn't care about them. So it's a miss for me..

Rich, layered historical fiction, beautifully shared

Rich and unflinching historical detail; gorgeous description of time and place. You will be captured by the narrative and by the moving and engaging voice work by the readers.

Awesome

The narration really makes this book amazing. I don’t think I have ever listened to a book that was this good

good story, hard to keep up with characters

when listening to the audio book, it was difficult to know which character was speaking. the narrator didn't change the voice tones enough to figure it out. The ending is abrupt as it clearly skips many years that very important events occurred to result in the ending. A bit confusing, but interesting. WARNING:There is strong racial language that is not acceptable today.

Life changing story.

I can’t say this book was pleasant read but I felt that I had an intimate taste of the Civil war and the pain and sacrifice of so many. Many of those sacrifices were in vain. Thank you so much for your efforts.

amazing book

I enjoyed this so much I finished it in a day and 1/2
will look up more books by this author

fabulous civil war novel

This is one of the best novels I've read in a long time. Written in both first and third person POV, with narrators of varying reliability, every character is well fleshed out and real.