Unusual and compelling story of people caught up in one battle of the revolutionary war. The thousands of dead soldiers has a lasting impact on one woman, who has changed after losing three of her five children. Based on a real person and many historic facts, the story itself is fiction as no one really knows why she was so determined to create and watch over the graveyard of soldiers. The details of personal lives are nicely woven into the horror of battle e.g. the bible that survives war but not friendly target practice, the doctor who takes a smoking break while the dying pile up in another room, the father who won't admit a dying son into the main part of his home. Not a cheerful book, but a good read.

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