The Confederates' Physician

Written by Alison Blasdell

Narrated by Virtual Voice

Length

14h 32m

Rating

4.0 (8 ratings)

When the Confederacy captures her, she's given a choice: treat the Confederate woundedand be branded a traitor by her own people, or refuse and be among the hundreds buried in acommon grave on the battlefield.“…an excellent historical fiction…”-The Faerie Review“…a really good read about the Civil War…”-Reading is My Remedy“…a story for anyone who loves US history and a fabulous love story…”-Amazon review“…intertwines the beauty of love with the pain of war…”-Amazon review“…Civil War historical fiction at its best…”-Amazon reviewThe year is 1863, and the United States is entering the third year of the Civil War. Young SamanthaCarter, recently educated as a physician in Paris, defies her father, disguises herself as a boy, andruns away to enlist in the Union Medical Corps. On her way there, she is captured by a Confederatepatrol. When the commanding officer, Major Ethan Winters-Hunt, discovers that the Yankee “boy” isa capable surgeon, he forces her to serve as a surgeon for the Confederate Army.Samantha is unprepared for the horrors of battle and finds she must draw upon the strength andnative mysticism imbued in her as a child, running wild on the Western Frontier with the LakotaIndians. She must maintain her disguise under rigorous conditions. She is loyal to the Union, and yetshe must save the lives of enemy soldiers.As Ethan takes Samantha from her first battlefield experience in Virginia to the defense of Atlanta, atenuous friendship develops between them. Eventually, Samantha's identity as a young woman isdiscovered, and the friendship that Ethan and Samantha share turns into a passionate love that isseverely tested by deceit and betrayal as the nation rages in war.The Confederates' Physician is an epic love story that takes the reader back to the bloodiesttime in American History—when families were torn apart, loyalties were tested, andinnocence was lost.