Button Box

by Eva McCall

Who would think one stolen roll could cause so much commotion and land Abigail Sloan in the grips of a complete stranger; a stranger who will save her from a life on the streets of New Orleans. But there is a price for everything, and Abigail will pay in ways that will haunt her in years to come.Button box is a fast-paced 96,000 word historical fiction set during the Civil war. It clearly shows the lengths that human beings, black or white, will go to protect the ones they love. Slaves are used to harvest tobacco, men to breed young slave girls, and the women to pleasure white men. Some make plans to murder their master while others plan their own death and others plan to escape. Abigail Sloan learns the hard lessons of life during the Civil War, but is comforted by her button box, symbolizing all of humankind; all shapes, sizes and colors, living together.

358 pages, Paperback

First published January 6, 2014

About the author

Eva McCall is the author of the popular Edge of Heaven, Children of the Mountain, Lucy's Recipe for Mountain Living and Murder on Haint Branch books. Eva is a native of Franklin North Carolina, spending her childhood with the grandmother that she protrays in her books, Lucy Davenport Carpenter. She graduated from Franklin High School, and attended Pfeiffer College.

After marrying her husband, George McCall, they moved to Michigan where George worked for General Motors, and Eva became a beautician. Eva began taking writing classes at Oakland University and Mott Community College, where she then was a member of several professional writing groups.

Since the release of her earlier books, which have sold thousands of copies, many fans awaited the release of "Murder on Haint Branch," which Eva says was the most fun writing.

In addition to her published works, Eva has another manuscript written, and several other ideas in the works.

Reviews

[Morgan James · Rating 4 out of 5]

Button Box is Eva McCall's best to date. Her story of a young, street girl's decision to give up her baby for adoption and the rippling effect that decision has on the lives of those around her is compelling, though for me, the real stars of the story are her supporting characters. The horror, the daily abuse,of Southern slavery---or any slavery, for that matter--- steps off the page and wounds the heart through the personal lives of the men and women caring for Button Box's main characters and the adopted child, and McCall's evil doers are so well drawn that it is impossible not to wish them measure for measure for their crimes. But don't think Button Box is a Southern Gothic novel lacking redemption for any of those who travail. As in real life, McCall's characters live by the consequences of their actions,yet happiness is sometimes possible, even if it looks different from that joy we imagined.

[Kathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

As stated this is a fast paced book and I did have a hard time putting it down. The plot is predictable and not very deep but it was a nice story and I enjoyed reading it.

[Holly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the way you were reminded of the way different plantation owners treated their slaves and how the lives of people were different depending on the location of where they lived.

[Rita Roosa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it.. Now I will for sure keep my "Box of Buttons"