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Book Review of The Widow of the South

The Widow of the South
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I found this book to be emotionally draining. The author tells the story of one of the last battles in the American Civil War from the perspective of the soldiers on both sides and of the town of Franklin, Tennessee (where the battle was fought). The very real portrayal of the fear of the soldiers going into the battle, loss of youth and life, despair in not having a choice of fighting or not was at times difficult for me to read. However, there was also true love and redemption.