The story of the second American civil war that lingers for years as the Blues fight the Reds. This story focuses on the Chestnut family who, in the beginning, are looking for a way out of the south. The parents want a better future for their three children. Unfortunately father Benjamin dies while trying to secure the papers needed. The remaining Chestnuts end up in a refugee camp. This is where twins Sarat and Dana, and brother Simon do most of their growing up. When the camp is attacked, somehow the three Chestnut kids survive although Simon is forever altered. Sarat becomes the toughest combatant in the south after being trained by a shady character who picks her out of the refugee camp. Sarat performs a deed that changes the direction of the war., then later changes the entire country. This book is told by her nephew, a man who has a heavy family history to bear. The audio version narrated by Dion Graham is wonderful. A powerful story that doesn't contain much sugar.
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