Free (nook/Kindle/ePub) Sentinels of Andersonville [Xtian Civil War POW Camp Novel]

[ATDrake]

The Sentinels of Andersonville by Christy Award-winner Tracy Groot is her standalone historical drama novel based on the conditions at the Andersonville Prison (Wikipedia) which was apparently one of the worst POW camps during the US Civil War, and the persons who must confront and come to terms with the atrocities being perpetrated by "their" side, free courtesy of Christian publisher Tyndale House.

This has some very favourable reviews from assorted outlets quoted in the editorial section, including a Publishers Weekly Starred Review and some praise from a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist.

Currently free @ B&N (also UK), Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK) & ChristianBook (ADE-DRM ePub available worldwide).

And this has been the (late!) selected 3rd (non-repeat) free ebook thread of the day.

A little by default, but also because while we seem to get plenty of novels about the horrors of war in terms of stuff happening on the battlefield and the stresses upon the homefront persons left behind, less-than-optimal treatment of prisoners of war and other captives and the surrounding climate of complicity which often aids and abets that is something that's been a bit overlooked in our usual freebie offerings, and it's an important sort of story to tell, if you're interested in reading it, so

Enjoy!

Description
Near the end of the Civil War, inhumane conditions at Andersonville Prison caused the deaths of 13,000 Union soldiers in only one year. In this gripping and affecting novel, three young Confederates and an entire town come face-to-face with the prison’s atrocities and will learn the cost of compassion, when withheld and when given.

Sentry Dance Pickett has watched, helpless, for months as conditions in the camp worsen by the day. He knows any mercy will be seen as treason. Southern belle Violet Stiles cannot believe the good folk of Americus would knowingly condone such barbarism, despite the losses they’ve suffered. When her goodwill campaign stirs up accusations of Union sympathies and endangers her family, however, she realizes she must tread carefully. Confederate corporal Emery Jones didn’t expect to find camaraderie with the Union prisoner he escorted to Andersonville. But the soldier’s wit and integrity strike a chord in Emery. How could this man be an enemy? Emery vows that their unlikely friendship will survive the war—little knowing what that promise will cost him.

As these three young Rebels cross paths, Emery leads Dance and Violet to a daring act that could hang them for treason. Wrestling with God’s harsh truth, they must decide, once and for all, Who is my neighbor?

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Now also free @ Kobo & iTunes (both available to Canadians) & can be added to your online library @ BookShout (online reading & in-app download).