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East Dane Designer Men's Fashion. Shopbop Designer Fashion Brands. Withoutabox Submit to Film Festivals. We need to be reminded We are just too close. Fire by Night follows the story of Julia Hoffman, the rich young cousin of Caroline Fletcher the main character in Candle in the Darkness. Julia is besotted with anti-slavery pastor Nathaniel Green and in order to impress him, she joins the war effort. The book gives deep insight into the social mores of the midth century and the gulf between the social classes.
Julia has to lie in order to become a nurse because single women were not allowed to nurse male patients.
Her family and social circle to not support her in her desire to minister to others. They all agree it is much beneath her station in life. Although she struggles with feeling the oppression of her social class and wanting something more for her life, Julia quickly realizes how much she has taken for granted. She clashes with the brash doctor who hires her and the antagonism between the two are some of the highlights of the book.
Meanwhile, as Julia faces herself, her patients, and the hardships of the battlefield, Phoebe Bigelow, the second main character of the novel, is posing as a man and joining the Union army. Some of her story is a bit unrealistic but will appeal to all those who enjoy a "woman masquerading as a man" plot lines.
I really liked Phoebe's character and found myself cheering for her throughout the book. I did not care for Nathaniel Green at all, in many respects he was shallow and legalistic. I was positively disgusted when Julia agrees to his marriage proposal. If I had one major complaint about this book, it would be the ending, which I found to be rather abrupt.
After all the wonderful narration and building to the climax, I felt it was all wrapped up in just one or two paragraphs, which left be feeling a bit disappointed. All-in-all though, it's a fabulous read. Lynn Austin is one of my favorite authors and this book was very hard to put down.
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