With This Pledge by Tamera Alexander

Romance – Book

 

Novel Details

Author: Tamera Alexander

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Number of pages: 417

Year of publication: 2019

Novel Characteristics

Authored by a woman

Published after 2000

Brief Response

Set against the backdrop of one of the last major battles of the American Civil War, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Clouston and the home she governesses for are thrown into the aftermath of the Battle of Franklin. This novel has a slow introduction that is jarringly interrupted, similar to how lives were interrupted during the Civil War, when the front lines enter the front lawn. Torn between her pledge to one man and losing her heart to another, Lizzie is relatable to any woman who has ever felt caught between her upholding her character and the yearning of her heart.