I did not expect to like this book because I had read Howard Bahr's "The Black Flower" and had seen other reviews praising this book over "The Widow of the South". I can honestly say that I enjoyed Robert Hick's book. It is stylistically very different than "The Black Flower" and although they deal with the same Civil War Battle, perhaps they shouldn't be compared. Carrie McGavock is a fascinating historical figure and I won't forget this book for a long time. Having lived in middle Tennessee years ago, I wish I would have paid more attention to its fascinating history.