When the Jessamine Grows by Donna Everhart. Published by Tantor Audio

Josetta McBride may live in North Carolina with her husband and sons, but that doesn’t mean she supports the south seceding from the Union. Her father in law, feels differently, and tells Josetta’s oldest son, Henry, stories about the glories of war. When Henry runs away to join up to fight with the south, she sends her husband to bring him home. But they don’t return, and Josetta finds herself increasingly at odds with her family and community. I really liked this story about an ordinary woman caught up in the machinations of power hungry men, who cared only about money and their own over inflated egos