The Widow of the South - Robert Hicks

Hicks' gripping debut novel--an instant New York Times bestseller--is based on the incredible true story of Carrie McGavock, a woman whose life had been forever changed by the Civil War. nBased on a true story, this debut Civil War novel follows a Southern plantation woman's journey of transforming her home into a hospital for the war. n This debut novel is based on the true story of Carrie McGavock.

During the Civil War's Battle of Franklin, a five-hour bloodbath with 9,200 casualties, McGavock's home was turned into a field hospital where four generals died. For 40 years she tended the private cemetery on her property where more than 1,000 were laid to rest.