The Lady in Gray: A Civil War Novel - Couverture souple

K-Horn, Sandra M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798218751456

Editeur : Ingram Sparks, 2025

Synopsis

In 1861, Lydia Aber disguises herself as a boy to save her reckless younger brother

Her journey takes her through some of the bloodiest conflicts of the Civil War. She fights to save her brother and ends up saving brothers who belong to others. The Lady in Gray is a haunting, visceral journey through one of the bloodiest conflicts in American history. Lydia fights not for a flag but for family, for survival, and for the memory of those who never came home. Her story will stay with you long after the last page.

For fans of The Widow of the South and Cold Mountain, this is a tale of courage, forbidden love, and the unbreakable will of a woman forged in war. Based on real-life accounts of women who fought disguised as men in the Civil War.

A detailed and surprising wartime story with a distinctive protagonist. - Kirkus Reviews

This story of The Lady in Gray immediately caught my attention; it carries both the weight of history and the mystery of legend. The idea of a spirit, not a soldier but a grieving woman, wandering through the graves with flowers in hand, feels haunting yet strangely tender.

This is a moving Civil War tale of courage and survival, following Lydia Aber's harrowing journey through battlefields, loss, and forbidden love, ultimately shaping her into a woman of remarkable strength and resilience.

When I saw The Lady in Gray, I half-expected another " Southern belle meets soldier "retelling where everyone faints gracefully between cannon blasts. But you flipped the script, Lydia Aber isn't waiting to be rescued; she's out there saving people, bleeding, surviving, and redefining what courage looks like.

I was swallowed up by this book. My kind of independent woman! Her adventures, her work in the hospitals, and her determination to start her own business. You developed not just a good story but a fabulous character in Lydia.

A hard-to-put-down book about a resilient young woman during the Civil War who finds her strengths and skills. Historical content is fascinating. The struggles in hospitals on both sides of the conflict are realistic and heartbreaking. If you are into strong, independent-minded, determined women, then Lydia is your heroine!

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Sandra K-Horn is an author known for both fiction and nonfiction works. She has written novels such as Downward Spiral and The Springridge Incident, as well as a nonfiction book titled Undercover: Becoming Street Smart in Central Ohio. She has received an Honorable Mention from the Eric Hoffer Award (2008), was featured in the Ohioana Library Festival (2021), and appeared on Amazon's Bestseller list for True Crime Biographies (2024). She will be the featured author in the show "Ekphrasis" at the Priscilla R. Tyson Cultural Arts Center in the Fall of 2027.She has a Substack account, publishing under the name "Oh Hello There! by Sandra KHorn," and an Instagram account under the handle @sandrakhornauthor. You can also reach her at her website, sandrakhorn.net.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ingram Sparks
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798218751456
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 242
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg