Good time coming

"Harris tells a powerful story of warÔÇÖs destruction of property, people, hopes, and morals during the Civil War in Louisiana. This is top-notch historical fiction, thoroughly researched and vividly presented, revealing the Civil War in all its brutality.Publishers Weekly

ÔÇ£This story of love, loss, and growing up under some of the most difficult circumstances imaginable is beautifully written, superbly researched, emotionally engaging and gripping from first page to last. A must for old-school fans of historical fiction.ÔÇØBooklist Starred Review

I killed a man the summer I turned thirteen . . .
Thus begins C. S. HarrisÔÇÖs haunting, lyrically beautiful tale of coming of age in Civil War-torn Louisiana. Eleven-year-old Amrie St. Pierre is catching tadpoles with her friend Finn OÔÇÖReilly when the Federal fleet first steams up the Mississippi River in the spring of 1862. With the surrender of New Orleans, AmrieÔÇÖs sleepy little village of St. Francisville ÔÇô strategically located between the last river outposts of Vicksburg and Port Hudson ÔÇô is now frighteningly vulnerable. As the roar of canons inches ever closer and food, shoes, and life-giving medicines become increasingly scarce, Amrie is forced to grow up fast. But it is her own fateful encounter with a tall, golden-haired Union captain named Gabriel that threatens to destroy everything and everyone she holds most dear.

Told with rare compassion and insight, this is a gripping, heart-wrenching story of loss and survival; of the bonds that form amongst women and children left alone to face the hardships,depravations, and dangers of war; and of one unforgettable girlÔÇÖs slow and painful recognition of the good and evil that exists within us all.