Words Heard In Silence

by T. Novan and Taylor Rickard

An epic love story in war-ravaged Culpeper during the Civil War where an unlikely romance blossoms between the widowed Rebecca and the dashing Union Officer Colonel Charles. Can their love survive the agony of war?

It's 1864 in Culpeper, Virginia, and the Civil War is raging. War widow Rebecca Gaines struggles to manage the family farm on her own. Life is difficult in besieged Culpepper, and the arrival of Union...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0648570959
• ISBN13: 9780648570950
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Ausxip Publishing
• Length: 856 Pages
• Weight: 2.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Misleading Civil War Novel

What I thought would be a conventional civil war story, turns out to be a story about lesbianism. Threw the book away after reading 50 pages.

Civil War affair

I love history mixed with romance. Colonel Redman's Union troops decide to camp on Rebecca Gaines land. Rebecca and Charlie become good friends and lovers. The town folks are up in arms about having the Yankees camping out in their territory. Charlie has his troops help the town folk and some of them even end of marrying some of the widowed women folk. Charlie's disguise is good and with the help of a few friends and Rebecca, he/she continues to fool the US government, the Army, his troops and the enemy. Fantastic read!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This Southerner Couldn't Put It Down...

I am a huge fan of T. Novan's books and have read everything she has published. This one is a definite DON'T MISS! I couldn't put it down and finished this 550 page book in two days. Colonel Charlie Redmond and his Yankee troops make camp on property owned by Souther widow Rebecca Gaines. Rebecca is impressed by this "gentleman" and is shocked to learn "he" is really a "she." As their relationship develops, Charlie is not sure whether Rebecca has fallen in love with the man or the woman. With the support of the few people who know his secret, Charlie is able to come to terms with his new feelings and accept Rebecca's love for him. Because this book was loosely based on actual historical facts, I learned some things about the Civil War I had not known before. I even looked up some of the events and people in the book and found the book to be historically accurate. The fiction part of the story was just as good and I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to lose themself in the past.

Great Civil War Novel

A great Novel of the Civil War from a different perspective. Sensitively limned characters who come alive. I look forward to seeing more of these writers.

A love story to be believed.

I loved this book. A historical novel, it is set in the US Civil War. As a love story, it is very believeable. Reading the preface you will see that there really were women who disguised themselves as men during the Civil War. (and probably many other times before we got into ID cards, physicals and such)It is obvious that quite a lot of research went into this story. You can't help but love the two main characters, as well as many of the supporting cast. It's not the epic size of GWTW, it is a fairly large book - but one you won't want to put down. While it has angst, it also has quite a bit of humor. It was a very enjoyable read, and I highly recommend it.

Hard to put down

A well researched Historical novel, Words Heard in Silence is long, but doesn't feel long. It captures the flavor of the time beautifully. I fell in love with Colonel Redmond right along with Rebecca.Set near the end of the Civil War, this is more than just a wonderful love story about a Southern Lady and a Union Colonel. So much more. It is also the story of how these two profoundly lonely people deal with the reconstruction of not only the South, but of their lives as well. A truly moving and uplifting story.