Candle in the Darkness, book #37

 

This book threw me for a doozy.  I've read SO MANY books on the Civil War ~ men/boys gone off to fight, women/slaves/children left at home, etc etc and they never really bothered me.  (Well, except for this one)  But for some reason this one really bothered me.  Poor Caroline was really caught in the middle of her passion and true love.  I wonder how many other women were in her shoes back then?

The daughter of a wealthy slave-holding family from Richmond, Virginia, Caroline Fletcher is raised to believe slavery is God-ordained and acceptable. But on awakening to its cruelty and injustice, her eyes are opened to the men and women who have cared tirelessly for her. At the same time, her father and her fiance, Charles St. John, are fighting for the Confederacy and their beloved way of life and traditions.  Where does Caroline's loyalty lie? Emboldened by her passion to make a difference and her growing faith, will she risk everything she holds dear? (picture and description at Amazon)

I am supposed to be jumping into my next book for the FHS Book Club, but I think I need to sneak a Christmas book in first :)  

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Melissa