As Elsie and Edward experience the joys of parenthood, the Civil War begins and ends, with terrible losses to their families.

The bestselling author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep delivers a suspenseful and emotionally satisfying novel “infused with warmth and humor” (People)

Two decades before the Civil War, an eight year- old Southern heiress longs for the love of the father she has never known---but when they meet at last, nothing

A pious young girl has difficulty establishing a relationship with her wordly father who seems indifferent to her religious principles.