The Widow of the South by Robert Hicks (Paperback)

The Widow of the South is Robert Hicks's historical novel inspired by the real Carrie McGavock, whose Tennessee plantation became a field hospital during the 1864 Battle of Franklin. As wounded and dying soldiers fill her home, Carrie forms a bond with a young Confederate soldier and later devotes herself to caring for the graves of the fallen. A New York Times bestseller, it is a moving story of war, grief and remembrance.