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Book Review of The Spymistress

The Spymistress
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An interesting new perspective on the Civil War through the eyes of a Unionist living deep within the Confederate lines and how she copes with living among friends, family and enemies. I was surprised that this book encompassed the entire Civil War, but in the end I was glad to read from the beginning to the end of the war.

Lizzie Van Lew is VA born and bred and has no wish to leave the state, but thinks she may have to as the state secedes from the Union. She has slaves in her home, but only due to the complications from her father's will and her and her mother treat them more like family. The author did a great job of showing the many different ways that Lizzie Van Lew tried to help her side of the "cause."