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Wedded To War (2012)

by Jocelyn Green(Favorite Author)

4.15 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0802405762 (ISBN13: 9780802405760)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

River North, Moody Publishers Fiction

series

Heroines Behind the Lines: Civil War

review 1: Wedded to War takes readers into one of the most tragic and horrendous aspects of the Civil War. It takes readers into the ill-prepared hospitals and medical centers that existed to care for the wounded. Through this novel, we are given a glimpse of the inefficiencies of the medical help offered to soldiers, and how poor the conditions truly were.One thing that really impressed me about this novel was the depth of research that must have gone into it. Along with that, is also it's portrayal of New York City, both for the wealthy and the impoverished, for the time. It's so easy to isolate particular portions of history and not seeing how in reality, events were connected. Jocelyn Green connects some of these dots in this novel.Charlotte is a great heroine for the book. She ... moreis determined, compassionate, and has a deep faith. She is pitted against hard situations and has to rely on faith and her own determination to succeed. Transformations also take place in her life.While I did enjoy this novel overall, I found keeping track of characters a bit confusing. There were a lot of them, and the narrative was told through various perspectives. Some of the narrative was told by main characters, while others from some of the more minor characters. This didn't help my confusion. However, it was quickly identifiable who was the narrator for the different portions.This novel really didn't sugar-coat any aspect of the war. It was quite descriptive and painted vivid pictures. The characters were not given and easy time, and were challenged as much as they could probably take. I enjoyed this book quite a bit, and am looking forward to reading more from this series.**I received a free copy of this book from Moody Publishers in exchange for my honest review**
review 2: I found this author via FB and am so glad i did. Loved reading about the civil war time and what it was like being a nurse back then in that time period. I can say with out a doubt that i may not have chosen Nursing back then (or been able to be accepted as the requirements were quite rigid) but i am an RN now so i feel a connection with the two sisters in this book. Can not wait to read the other books now! less

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