Cordelia Owens can weave a hopeful dream around anything and is well used to winning the hearts of everyone in Savannah with her whimsy. Even when she receives word that her sweetheart has been lost during a raid on a Yankee vessel, she clings to hope and comes up with many a romantic tale of his eventual homecoming to reassure his mother and sister.
But Phineas Dunn finds nothing redemptive in the first horrors of war. Struggling for months to make it home alive, he returns to Savannah injured and cynical, and all too sure that he is not the hero Cordelia seems determined to make him. Matters of black and white don't seem so simple anymore to Phin, and despite her best efforts, Delia's smiles can't erase all the complications in his life. And when Fort Pulaski falls and the future wavers, they both must decide where the dreams of a new America will take them, and if they will go together.
My thoughts;
This novel is very different than the other books I have read by his author. That's not a bad thing at all, but as a fan of The CodeBreakers series, this was different and in a good way.
i loved the characters and found the plot interesting ,although it did take awhile for me to become fully engaged, but I have been contending with a broken arm so that very may have been part of the reason it took awhile. Having said that, this is another fantastic book by one of my favorite authors which is why I highly recommend it. There are a lot of ups and downs, in the end it's always worth the troubles and fears to get where you are meant to be. A fantastic storyline and amazing characters makes this one a wonderful read.
I received a copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
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