The widow of the south is a brilliant novel that captures the end of an era, the vast madness of war, and the courage of a remarkable woman to claim life from the grasp of death itself. In 1995, an elderly unnamed widow is moving into an oregon nursing home on the urging of her controlling son, julien, a surgeon. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the widow of the south. I cant help but say that this book deeply moved me. The widow of the south is the product of hickss research about franklin, in particular the restoration of the carnton plantation as a historical site, home to the cemetery carrie mcgavock built to honor the thousands of dead who lost their lives at franklin, tennessee. Carrie becomes the widow of the south herself and mourns the lost of nearly 1,500 rebel soldiers. We do not collect or store information about visitors of. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the widow of the south. As she walks among the dead, an elderly man appearsthe same soldier she met that fateful day long ago. Find a library or download libby an app by overdrive. During the civil wars battle of franklin, a fivehour b. Hickss big historical first novel, based on true events in his hometown, follows the saga of carrie mcgavock, a lonely confederate wife who. Also available as a time warner audiobook, in a large print edition and as an ebook.
In the years following the civil war, mariah reddick, former slave to carrie mcgavock the widow of the south has quietly built a new life for herself as a midwife to the women of franklin, tennessee. But, wow, what a story is told in the novel based on fact the widow of the south. Today, he asks if the cemetery has room for one more. Add to these robert hicks the widow of the south, a civil war pageturner that comes out of left field from a nashville music publisher who couldnt say no to the truth. The saga of carrie mcgavock, a lonely confederate wife who finds purpose transforming her tennessee plantation into a hospital and cemetery during the civil war. First of all, i have to admit ive never been a big fan of civil war history. An epic unrequited love story set against the madness of the american civil war. Among the issues to come out of the war was the emancipation of the enslaved in the slave states, whether they had remained loyal to. The widow of the south fairfax county public library. During the civil wars battle of franklin, a fivehour bloodbath with 9,200 casualties, mcgavocks home was turned into a field hospital where four generals died. Listen to widow of the south audiobook by robert hicks.
Goodreads members who liked the widow of the south also liked. The widow of the south i read somewhere that after being involved with carnton plantation and its civil war cemetery for years and trying to. Based on an extraordinary true story, this brilliant, meticulously. In an authors note at the end of his book the widow.
All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Among the political issues leading up to the civil war was the south s strong adherence to the doctrine of states rights. The words, carnton, franklin, tennessee, will never have the same meaning to me now that ive read this amazing novel. And what heroes carrie mcgavock and her slave servant mariah are.
Carrie mcgavock is an old woman who tends the graves of the almost 1,500 soldiers buried there. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. But when her ambitious, politically minded grown son, theopolis, is murdered, mariah no stranger to loss finds her world once more.
In an authors note at the end of his book the widow of the south, robert hicks tells us that when oscar wilde made his infamous tour of america in 1882, he told his hosts that his itinerary should include a visit to sunny tennessee to meet the widow mcgavock, the. The widow of the south robert hicks, 2005 grand central publishing 448 pp. The widow of the south by robert hicks in doc, rtf, txt download ebook. The widow of the south is a historical novel centered around the carnton plantation during the battle of franklin. Read the widow of the south by robert hicks available from rakuten kobo.
For 40 years she tended the private cemetery on her property where. Billed as historical fiction, the widow of the south by robert hicks is one of those novels that nearly convinced me it was nonfiction. The compelling, hidden story of cathy williams, a former slave and the only woman to ever serve. The widow of the south kindle edition by hicks, robert. The widow of the south public library of cincinnati and. The widow of the south and millions of other books are available for instant access. The widow of the south by robert hicks penguin books. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The widow of the south by hicks, robert, 2005, warner books edition, in english 1st ed. This trajectory is interrupted when she receives an invitation to return to france to attend a ceremony honoring passeurs. Hickss big historical first novel, based on true events in his hometown, follows the saga of carrie mcgavock, a lonely confederate wife who finds purpose. The widow of the south is robert hickss debut novel, but this beautiful, moving book is written with the style of a seasoned author.
Music publisher hicks treats a longoverlooked episode of the war in this account of the battle of franklin, tennessee, which took place in november 1864 near nashville. The grand scale of drama in this civil war novel that recreates the life of carrie mcgavock, whose tennessee home became a confederate hospital and who. During the civil wars battle of franklin, a fivehour bloodbath with 9,200 casualties, mcgavocks home was turned into a field hospital. The widow of the south is a fictional account of a reallife figure. Carrie mcgavock, whose tennessee home at carnton plantation was commandeered into a field hospital during.
The widow of the south ebook written by robert hicks. Robert hicks born january 30, 1951 is the author of the new york times bestseller the widow of the south. The widow of the south harris county public library. Based on an extraordinary true story, this brilliant, meticulously researched novel flashes back to 1864 and the. Find books like the widow of the south from the worlds largest community of readers. A thunderous, actionrich first novel of the civil war, based on historical fact. Author interview robert hicks, author of the widow of. Robert hicks a story based on the true experiences of a civil war heroine finds carrie mcgavock witnessing the bloodshed of the battle of franklin, falling in love with a wounded man, and dedicating her home as a. The new century of south african poetry download ebook. This debut novel is based on the true story of carrie mcgavock.
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