"A compassionate portrayal of a woman whose quiet life is thrown into turmoil...McGroarty’s narrative...takes its protagonist on an engaging path that conveys how earth-shattering events are felt on a local level...the entire novel has a keen sense of historical accuracy that will entice readers who have an interest in the Revolutionary War period.

"...Rich with accurate historical detail…a well-researched novel that recreates the past with authenticity…a poignant portrayal of what it meant to be a woman during the perilous years of the Revolutionary War from a unique female perspective.”

"A powerful review of the secrets, transformations and challenges that war brings even to isolated pockets of rural life...hard to put down and thoroughly compelling."