Showing posts with label The Green Soldier. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Green Soldier. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

The Green Soldier by J. Edward Gore

This is an historical account of the Civil War with fictional characters.  The author gives you authentic emotions and conflicted characters that draw you into the story and make you worry about them.  

The author and Goddess Fish Blog shared this book with me (thank you).  It will be published March 29th.

This war had brothers and fathers and sons all fighting, sometimes against each other.  Some thought slavery was bad, some thought they were better off on a farm working.  Many viewed them as animals but, while John had no experience with slaves, he found himself helping one and he was a person just like us.  

Much of this story is sad.  There are war casualties, sickness problems, desertions, and more as they keep fighting.  John keeps up with the troops and kills who he must.  He stutters and he wasn't able to speak to warn his friend of the bayonet coming at him.  He felt like he had killed him personally.  But he has found himself a girlfriend in his travels and tries to think about the future not dwell on the past.

It's a bit hard to read because of the war but it gives you good insight to the conditions they fought in and how hard it was to survive.  There's a good history lesson here.

J. Edward Gore will be awarding a $25 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.  Enter HERE.

Follow the tour and comment; the more you comment, the better your chances of winning. The tour dates can be found HERE


Happy reading and good luck!
 


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