Charlotte Waverly is a privileged young New Yorker whose
mother is concerned with finding her a suitable match. But Charlotte has other
priorities, and with the onset of the War Between the States, she takes off to
a daring endeavor: becoming a female nurse for wounded Union soldiers. Although
her mother and her fancy suitor do not approve, she takes off to Washington
with her younger sister, whose husband has enlisted as a soldier, to pioneer
the field of nursing for women. The sisters and others working for the Sanitary
Commission have to fight at first to be able to provide proper care for wounded
soldiers.
Once the story gets going, it is full of plot turns, tales
of corruption, human struggle, and a bit of romance. The author does an amazing
job keeping the story moving and integrating the experiences of multiple characters.
I also love her descriptive writing, which really helps to paint a mental
picture of what was going on at that time in history.
Some of the characters are fictional, some were inspired by
real people in history, and of course some were real. Wedded to War is a masterful piece of historical fiction based on
true events. It is also Book 1 in the authors Heroines Behind the Lines series. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it,
and would recommend it to others who enjoy historical fiction.
I received this book
for free from the publisher through the Moody Publishers blogger review
program. I was not required to write a positive review and the opinions and
thoughts I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with
the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255
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