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And We'll Call Her General Leigh A Civil War Romantic Comedy Janet Elaine Smith 9781932993752 Books

Posted by Janet Elaine Smith, written and reviewed by L Lee parmeter)

Readers Review
Janet Elaine Smith
And We’ll Call Her General Leigh
December 20, 2013

The book is a delightful lighthearted romance set to the tune of one of the most tragic events of our nation’s history. The Civil War pitted brother against brother, friends against friend and the distasteful segregation of the black race. Bright appropriate traces of humor are scattered throughout the book to blend a love story with the hardships of war.
The setting is the area in and around Harpers Ferry West Virginia at the Davis ranch, owned by a Union officer Col Davis related to Jefferson Davis and friends and West Point classmate of Robert E Lee.
The namesake of the book, Leigh Davis plays an important role as a tom boy raised by her father Col Davis. She and Lulu, a black servant, are skilled in providing support to the wounded of both sides of the war. She is involved with 2 likable characters on each side of the war and one finally wins her heart in spite of the tragedy of war and being a spy.
Janet Smith has a gentle romantic touch regardless of the overwhelming balances of war in and around Harpers Ferry. The sense of blood and gore are handled with good taste. The end is as good guy get the girl and they will eventually ride off into the sunset happy and in love regardless of the circumstances of the times.
COMMENTS
Reviewing a book as sensitive as this novel portrays is a daunting task. The author must paint a picture that is reactive to the 5 senses.
The actions of Civil War and the 1st battle at Harpers Ferry were caught up in the romance of the novel. The date of Sept 1862 and a description of Harper Ferry and its importance to both sides of the war should have been explained to give the reader a good anchor point. The major players in the Civil War such as General Grant and General Lee never rode into a battle as they were too valuable as commanders. General Lee was directing the invasion of Maryland as he instructed Gen Jackson to invade Harpers Ferry.
During the Civil War in 1862, both side were using 50 to 58 caliber musket balls or the famed 58 caliber Minie’ ball caused devastating damage due to the low velocity and size of the lead bullet. A wound like Grant received would have probably taken off his shoulder or at least caused enough damaged to be laid up for a year. But this is a love story and the hero needs to get well as soon as possible so the story could move on.
With all said and done you can’t have a romance novel without some leeway in poetic license. Regardless how the war flowed or who the characters were, the word at the end of the book says it all. “The end of an old comfortable lifestyle, the end of the war. No, thought Mercy, it is the beginning,” was the only way a romance novel like “And We’ll Call Her General Leigh,” could end. It smooth’s out all the historical inconsistencies.
Nice touch to put “The End” at the end of the book reminiscent of the romance movies of the 30’s.

L Lee Parmeter, Author and Story Teller.


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And We'll Call Her General Leigh A Civil War Romantic Comedy Janet Elaine Smith 9781932993752 Books Reviews

Leigh Davis has been raised by her father, General Alexander Davis, to be the son he wanted but never had. When war between North and South looms, General Davis refuses the plea of his cousin - Jefferson Davis - to serve the Confederacy. Alexander Davis remains loyal to the Union and to President Lincoln, despite his family ties and despite his friendship with former West Point classmate Robert E. Lee (for whom Leigh is named). With General Davis off to the war, Leigh decides she must do something more as her contribution than staying at home and helping her mother run the family's Maryland farm. Dressed in her usual boyish garb, with her golden curls concealed by a cap, she begins taking fresh food supplies to a nearby Union Army camp. Impressed by her forceful personality, and believing that she's the son of General Davis - not his daughter - the men of that camp soon nickname her "General" Leigh.

Hiding near the camp Leigh visits so often is a Confederate Army spy, Grant Sinclair. The young officer watches the "boy" come and go, and one day he learns her secret. As the battles move closer, and even civilian lives are put in peril, love blossoms between Leigh and Grant. Is it a doomed love? Or one that can conquer anything, including a war whose opposite sides are led by generals bearing the same names as this unlikely pair?

I didn't know quite what to expect from a book described by its author as a Civil War romantic comedy. Well, that's exactly what it is, all right! It had me in stitches at times, but it also has some powerful passages as Leigh and Grant (and their young friend Jackson, another general's namesake) learn what war really costs. This warm, well-written tale has a lot of fun at history's expense, and its heroine is memorable indeed as she learns another great lesson that those who truly love you accept you just the way you are.
Posted by Janet Elaine Smith, written and reviewed by L Lee parmeter)

Readers Review
Janet Elaine Smith
And We’ll Call Her General Leigh
December 20, 2013

The book is a delightful lighthearted romance set to the tune of one of the most tragic events of our nation’s history. The Civil War pitted brother against brother, friends against friend and the distasteful segregation of the black race. Bright appropriate traces of humor are scattered throughout the book to blend a love story with the hardships of war.
The setting is the area in and around Harpers Ferry West Virginia at the Davis ranch, owned by a Union officer Col Davis related to Jefferson Davis and friends and West Point classmate of Robert E Lee.
The namesake of the book, Leigh Davis plays an important role as a tom boy raised by her father Col Davis. She and Lulu, a black servant, are skilled in providing support to the wounded of both sides of the war. She is involved with 2 likable characters on each side of the war and one finally wins her heart in spite of the tragedy of war and being a spy.
Janet Smith has a gentle romantic touch regardless of the overwhelming balances of war in and around Harpers Ferry. The sense of blood and gore are handled with good taste. The end is as good guy get the girl and they will eventually ride off into the sunset happy and in love regardless of the circumstances of the times.
COMMENTS
Reviewing a book as sensitive as this novel portrays is a daunting task. The author must paint a picture that is reactive to the 5 senses.
The actions of Civil War and the 1st battle at Harpers Ferry were caught up in the romance of the novel. The date of Sept 1862 and a description of Harper Ferry and its importance to both sides of the war should have been explained to give the reader a good anchor point. The major players in the Civil War such as General Grant and General Lee never rode into a battle as they were too valuable as commanders. General Lee was directing the invasion of Maryland as he instructed Gen Jackson to invade Harpers Ferry.
During the Civil War in 1862, both side were using 50 to 58 caliber musket balls or the famed 58 caliber Minie’ ball caused devastating damage due to the low velocity and size of the lead bullet. A wound like Grant received would have probably taken off his shoulder or at least caused enough damaged to be laid up for a year. But this is a love story and the hero needs to get well as soon as possible so the story could move on.
With all said and done you can’t have a romance novel without some leeway in poetic license. Regardless how the war flowed or who the characters were, the word at the end of the book says it all. “The end of an old comfortable lifestyle, the end of the war. No, thought Mercy, it is the beginning,” was the only way a romance novel like “And We’ll Call Her General Leigh,” could end. It smooth’s out all the historical inconsistencies.
Nice touch to put “The End” at the end of the book reminiscent of the romance movies of the 30’s.

L Lee Parmeter, Author and Story Teller.