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Title: Civil War Letters
Review: Alice's Tulips is the story of two sisters during the American Civil War. The book is told through a series of letters, mostly from Alice. She talks about the pain of having her new husband go off to the war and then the terrible experince of lossing their baby while he is gone. She lives with his mother who appears cold and almost indifferent but the reader eventually finds out that appearances are not all they seem. Dallas shows clearly how difficult it was for women of this time, how vulnurable they were without their men folk and the hardships they faced. The characters are well developed and the action is steady and fast--staying home to take care of the homestead is anything but easy. Anyone interested in this time period will be fascinated, most especially at women's roles of this time. An excellent read.
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