The War Between the States is over, but the war between Dr. Buck Thomson and Rufus Snead has just begun .....". historical fiction at its best ..." Susan Wiggs, NYT bestselling author..". a gritty and well-researched depiction of the devastated South after the end of the Civil War ..." Mary Jo Putney, NYT bestselling author..". Casper and Darby have a winner in their pitch-perfect tale of love and loss in the post Civil War South" Vicki Lewis Thompson, NYT bestselling author.