i shall be near to you by erin lindsay mccabe

I love it when a book makes me shiver, makes me smile, makes me cry, warms my heart, has me biting my nails, and sweeps me away to a different time and place-and this one did it all. Although it is a love story ( and what a love Jeremiah and Rosetta have for each other), the book doesn't bog itself down in the romance and reads more as an adventure story. Seen through her eyes, the horrors of the war and especially the battlefield are chillingly portrayed.

With this strong first person narrative, Rosetta really comes alive-her spirit, her stubbornness, her determination and grit. I Shall Be Near To You is beautifully written and told through Rosetta's point of view. The courage and fortitude of these women was fascinating to me. I Shall Be Near To You is based on these women-one in particular, Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, a New York woman who fought for the Union Army as Pvt. I had no idea that at least 200 women were documented as having fought in the Civil War, dressed and acting as male soldiers. Civil War era historical fiction is not a category I normally gravitate to but I was intrigued by the story and I am glad I gave it a try. What a wonderful and engrossing book-one of my favorites for the year for sure. Publisher: Broadway Books (September 2, 2014) The Civil War through the lens of a beautifully written novel. War, I SHALL BE NEAR TO YOU offers a uniqueĮxploration of marriage, societal expectations, and the role of women in Both a tender love story and a hard look at Secret women fighters as they defied conventions and made their personalĬontributions to history. Wakeman, McCabe offers a riveting look at the day-to-day lives of these

In brilliant detail, inspired by the letters of the real Rosetta With his “fighting” wife’s presence, not to mention the constant threat Imminent battle, but she must also deal with Jeremiah, who is struggling Only live and train with her male counterparts as they prepare for Joining, however, is the easy part, and now Rosetta must not The army as Private Ross Stone so that she might stand beside her Is to be with her husband-no matter what.Ĭutting off her hair and donning men’s clothing, Rosetta enlists in Join the Union army, Rosetta finds the only way she can honor Jeremiah “man’s work,” Rosetta struggles with how to be a good wife to herĬhildhood beau and new husband, Jeremiah.

More accustomed to workingĪs her father’s farmhand and happiest doing what others might call Introduces us to newlywed Rosetta Wakefield.

I shall be near to you by erin lindsay mccabe