![]() ![]() ![]() ROBERT HICKS is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Widow of the South and A Separate Country. Brimming with the vivid prose and historical research that has won Robert Hicks recognition as a master storyteller, The Orphan Mother is the unforgettable story of one woman’s heroic struggle in the face of overwhelming adversity and the undeniable strength of a mother’s love. On a late autumn day, near a little town called Franklin. How could this happen, and who wanted him dead? Mariah’s journey to uncover the truth leads her to unexpected people-including George Tole, a recent arrival in town fleeing his own difficult past-and forces her to confront the truths of her own past. An epic unrequited love story set against the madness of the American Civil War. But when her ambitious, politically minded grown son, Theopolis, is murdered at a rally, Mariah finds her world once more breaking apart. In the years following the Civil War, Mariah Reddick, former slave to Carrie McGavock-the “Widow of the South”-has quietly built a new life for herself as a midwife to the women of Franklin, Tennessee. During the Civil Wars Battle of Franklin, a five-hour bloodbath with 9,200 casualties. Known throughout the country as the Widow of the South, Carrie McGavock gave. This debut novel is based on the true story of Carrie McGavock. Robert Hicks discusses his new novel The Orphan Mother In an extraordinary debut novel, based on a true story, Robert Hicks paints. ![]()
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