Hallam's War Paperback - 2009
by Elisabeth Payne Rosen
An acclaimed, sweepinghistorical novel set during theCivil War, with one steadfastcouple at its core.
It is 1859, and Hugh and Serena Hallam have leftCharleston society behind to build a new life forthemselves and their three children in the near-wildernessof West Tennessee. War may loom on thehorizon, but life at their farm, Palmyra, is good, bothfor their family and-so they convince themselves-their slaves. Young and idealistic, torn betweentheir ambivalence toward slavery and their love ofthe land, they keep hope that goodwill might yetprevail against the growing hostility dividing the twoAmericas. But soon, events will move the Hallams'entire world toward destruction, sweeping Hughinto battle while stranding Serena at a besiegedPalmyra. Their values will be tested on the battlefieldand at home and in the end only their passionate andenduring love for one another will sustain them asthey face the war that transforms a nation.
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It is 1859, and Hugh and Serena Hallam have left Charleston society behind to build a new life for themselves and their three children in the near-wilderness of West Tennessee. War may loom on the horizon, but life at their farm, Palmyra, is good, both for their family and-so they convince themselves- their slaves. Young and idealistic, torn between their ambivalence toward slavery and their love of the land, they keep hope that goodwill might yet prevail against the growing hostility dividing the two Americas. But soon, events will move the Hallams' entire world toward destruction, sweeping Hugh into battle while stranding Serena at a besieged Palmyra. Their values will be tested on the battlefield and at home and in the end only their passionate and enduring love for one another will sustain them as they face the war that transforms a nation.
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- Title Hallam's War
- Author Elisabeth Payne Rosen
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 512
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Berkley Books, New York
- Date 2009-08-04
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780425228463 / 0425228460
- Weight 0.82 lbs (0.37 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5.44 x 1.14 in (20.32 x 13.82 x 2.90 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects United States - History - Civil War,, Christian fiction
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009013979
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
-Washington Post
"One of the more memorable characters of recent historical fiction...[a] bravura performance."
-Mobile Press-Register
"A big, sprawling Civil War epic, Rosen's first novel contains enough romance and history to draw Miss Scarlett's fans like flies to honey...a winner."
-Library Journal
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