Going Home

A Novel of the Civil War

By: James D. Shipman

Narrated by: David deVries

Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

Brought to the New World from Ireland, young Joseph Forsyth is soon betrayed by his alcoholic father and separated from his beloved family. As he grows older, he finds his kind nature exploited by others - including an alluring young woman named Lucy - until he gets swept away by the conflict that divides a nation.

After the bloody siege of Petersburg, Joseph floats in and out of consciousness at a Union army hospital. Keeping vigil at his side is Rebecca Walker, a nurse and widow all too familiar with the horrors of war. As Joseph fights for his life and Rebecca struggles to follow her heart, both face a devastating choice: whether to hang on to the wounds of the past or move on to an uncertain future.

From the fields of Ireland to the metropolis of Quebec to the battlefields of Virginia, Going Home follows one man's quest for his place in a world still healing from the wreckage of war.

©2015 James D. Shipman (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved

A Man's Struggles

Story reads very smoothly until the ending. This is a story of a man's struggles that is relevant in any time period. I enjoyed the story until the end where I felt it was too rushed in the telling of it. The ending left me hollow. It offer a couple of choices of which way it could end but then drops the ball.

wonderful book

Loved it! Not a fan of period books, this book kept my interest the entire time!

My new favorite author!

I'm so excited I found this author. James D. Shipman combines my love of history and romance into a great story or trial and triumph. I'm new to audible and the world of listening to books being narrated and this narrator is both captivating and easy to listen to. I'm seeking out all of Mr. Shipman's books on audible - I've listened to 2 already :-)

Overcoming setback after setback

This was a hard story to hear but shows the resilience of the human spirit and how we learn by what we do in our lives. Based on a true story. You just keep cheering for the main character. Well written. We all make choices which affect others and our future.

Boring

I couldn't finish this book because it moved so slowly and the story line was all the same over and over. Sorry, but it wasn't worth my time.

Pass the first chapter

It took me a while to listen to the book because it starts with the description of a battle, which is not appealing to me. Once you pass the first few minutes and dive into the story, it's a captivating argument about character and life.

Excellent storyline!

Struggled in the beginning but stuck with it and enjoyed the storyline. The tenacity of Joseph and his desire for family were amazing!

I think the book needed a different title.

I kept thinking the book should have been called Saint Joseph, or even A Doormat Named Joseph.
While the story was "interesting" I found myself getting mad at Joseph for letting everyone walk all over him. Without giving anything away I could not get over how blind he was to the people in his life.
And what was the reason for the subplot of the nurse Rebecca? It had nothing to do with the story of Joseph, except that she was his nurse.
The narration was okay.

Terrible female voices

The book is all right, but the narrator had the same problem that many male narrators do with females voices - they're high-pitched, whiny, and terribly grating on the ears.

Very compelling

I would have liked at the end for it to be addressed how the main character had such knowledge of the nurse and the doctor.....otherwise, wonderful story.