The Yankee Widow

Name: The Yankee Widow
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Linda Lael Miller
ISBN: 9781980000006

Author: Linda Lael Miller

Narrator: Jack Garrett

Unabridged: 14 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/07/2019

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

A richly layered saga is set against the backdrop of the Civil War In The Yankee Widow, gifted storyteller Linda Lael Miller explores the complexities and heartbreak that families experienced as men took up arms to preserve the nation and defend their way of life. Told in a smart, assured and compelling voice, this is the story of Caroline, the young wife and childhood sweetheart of Jacob, who together live on a farm raising their daughter, Rachel, just outside of Gettysburg. When Jacob joins the Northern army to do his duty and help save the Union, no one anticipates he will not return. Caroline gets news that he is wounded and has been taken to Washington, DC, with his regiment, and so she must find her way there and navigate the thousands of other wounded soldiers to find him. Thus begins this novel that focuses on the strong women and men of both sides and both races who sacrificed so much and loved so well during this critical juncture in American history.

About Linda Lael Miller

Linda Lael Miller is the author of more than 100 historical and contemporary novels, including the Carsons of Mustang Creek series and the Brides of Bliss County books. In 2007, she received a lifetime achievement award from Romance Writers of America.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lindsay L on May 16, 2019

4+ stars! Beautiful writing. Charming characters. Unforgettable story. Caroline is a young wife and mother who is left to manage the family farm when her husband, Jacob, joins the army and is sent off into war. Caroline stays strong in the face of the unknown, with the help of her four-year-old daugh......more

Goodreads review by Norma ~ The Sisters on June 08, 2019

Immersive, passionate & vivid! THE YANKEE WIDOW by LINDA LAEL MILLER was an interesting, riveting, compelling, heartfelt, moving and highly entertaining historical fiction novel that immediately grabbed my attention and held taut right to the very end. I was thoroughly impressed and fascinated with t......more

Goodreads review by Mlpmom (Book Reviewer) on May 20, 2019

Beautifully written and rich in detail, The Yankee Widow will transport you back in time to an era that is seldom talked about let alone experienced. With a country literally torn in two with brother again brother and friend and foes alike, this atmospheric novel will make you feel like you are in t......more

Goodreads review by Annette on September 09, 2019

The story is pretty descriptive, making the pace slow. Descriptions could be more to the point to better carry the story. This is not the style-of-writing I like to read.......more

Goodreads review by Karren on September 02, 2019

I loved The Yankee Widow by Linda Lael Miller, I gave her book 5 big stars, I really enjoy reading Civil War historical fiction and I don't mind a story with a little romance. The book begins in Pennsylvania during the war, when Caroline Hammond is notified her husband Jacob has been wounded, she lea......more