This book is an excellent fictional telling of the story of Carrie McGavock, a real woman who was known as the Widow of the South because she was responsible for laying to rest almost 1,500 Confederate soldiers who died during the battle of Franklin in 1864.  While the author absolutely takes liberties with the story, it is done in a beautiful, respectful way. I am not really a student of the Civil War, and this book helped enlighten me to some truly horrible events that took place in US history.  I recommend this book to anyone, particularily those interested in Civil War history.