Critical Praise

"An impressive historical, terse, convincing, and affecting."

——Kirkus Reviews

"Fergus is gifted in his ability to portray the perceptions and emotions of women. He writes with tremendous insight and sensitivity…This book is artistically rendered with meticulous attention to details that bring to life the daily concerns of a group of hardly souls at a pivotal time in U.S. history."

——Booklist

"A rich, imaginative harvest of historical detail."

——San Antonio Express News

"Jim Fergus so skillfully envelopes us in the heart and mind and skin oh his main character…that we weep when she mourns…and our hearts pound when she is in danger."

——Colorado Springs Gazette