“For if it should prove to be God’s will that her heart never recovered or her resolve never faded, I would spend the rest of my days loving Elizabeth Young Grubb the only way I could: from afar.”


Multiple Viewpoints 🔍
Historical Fiction 📖
Faith 🙏🏼
Family 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒

This was a sweet historical fiction full of love and heartbreak set in the Appalachian mountains of SW Virginia. This takes place during the years leading up to and through the Civil War. We see glimpses of reluctant mountaineers who wanted nothing to do with the war. I had never really thought much about the women and children left behind when conscription was enforced.

I loved the sweet young romance and the love fought for after the war had hardened the hearts of so many.

It took me a bit to get all of the characters straight with the multiple viewpoints but it added a lot of depth once you got into the story.

Patrick Hagan will be your new favorite book boyfriend. 🫶🏼

I also really appreciated the Author’s Note to give context to the real people and imagined characters.

Thank you to #NetGalley and Turner Publishing Company for the ARC of this book. Opinions are my own. #ThatWhichBindsUs