My Name Is Mary Sutter: A Novel
Format: kindle
ASIN: B003L785EW
Publish date: May 8th 2010
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
Really well written book. The language was beautifully descriptive and really conveyed a sense of time and place. Having toured Antietam myself a year or two ago I had a pretty good idea of how that battle went, down to troop formations and the Sunken Road and Burnside's Bridge, etc. But the author ...
Too much silly romance, not enough character development. A quick read - finished it on the train and waiting for a haircut, and it was entertaining enough.
The story of this remarkable woman and the men and women around her who risked their lives to save the nation's soldiers are the true un-sung heroes of the Civil War. Oliveira's novel is richly researched and a tale is truly woven. However, I felt that there was something lacking... I tried to conne...
I read the first chapter as a Kindle sample download and enjoyed it enough to borrow the paperback from the library. However, I just couldn't get into the book at all; maybe I'm just not in the mood for the subject matter right now or maybe the very small print of the paperback didn't help but I dec...
I can see why history buffs would like this book a lot, but frankly, it wasn't my cup of tea. Very strong on historical details of battles, hospital conditions and medical procedures, but a bit too detailed for my tastes. Intense descriptions of the disgusting conditions in which people lay dying, ...
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