If you need to spend more time with women who unexpectedly participate in war, get Laird Hunt’s NeverhomeRead about the other entries on the list.
If you’ve already read [Diane Ackerman's] The Zookeeper’s Wife (or you’re like me and want to read even more war-set historical fiction), grab Hunt’s new novel Neverhome. Set during the American Civil War, the novel follows Ash Thompson, a seemingly average farmer’s wife who leaves her home (and her husband) to disguise herself as a man and fight in the war for the Union. Why does she do it? You have to read the book!
The Page 69 Test: Neverhome.
My Book, The Movie: Neverhome.
Writers Read: Laird Hunt.
--Marshal Zeringue