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.
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12 comments:
Great post and I appreciate getting to find out about another great book. Thanks for all you do and for the hard work you put into this. Greatly appreciated!
Thank you for hosting. I'm working today but will try to check in frequently.
Sounds like a good book.
I like the cover
Thank you Gwendolyn.
The cover and blurb is excellent!!
Are there any sublots that you wished you could have added or explored more in your book? Bernie Wallace BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com
Thanks for sharing the excerpt!
That's a very interesting question Bernie. Thanks. I tried for a while to elaborate more about one of John's friends, Pole. I wanted to tell more stories about his family and then perhaps have Pole involved in something else to develop his character further. However, what I tried didn't seem to fit so ultimately I cut it out.
Thank you to all of the readers stopping by and making comments.
Which literary character do you most identify with? Bernie Wallace BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com
Again, thanks for the question Bernie. Definitely John. Throughout the book he responds how I think I would've responded in those situations.
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