Though War Shall Rise Against Me

by Marie LaPres

The war between the states has finally come and the civilians of Gettysburg hope the battles will stay as far away from them as possible. But the war will touch them all more than they can imagine. Four friends, old and new, will find themselves looking to God and each other to get them through. Charlotte Turner is left to run the family farm and will lose more than she may be able to bear. Alexandra Sadler must live without her new husband as he goes off to fight for the Union. Ginny Wade must help her family survive by doing odd jobs as she worries about her best friend fighting in the war. And Augusta Lewis, born and raised in South Carolina, must spend the war days with her husbands family amidst Northern sympathizers. Will the four long years leave the town unharmed? Or will the hamlet of Gettysburg be changed forever?

Genres: Historical Fiction

423 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 30, 2015

About the author

Erica "Marie LaPres" is a middle school social studies and religion teacher and lives in Grand Rapids, MI. Erica, an avid reader, has always enjoyed reading and writing. With her love of history and God, she has incorporated all four loves into this book. Erica has begun writing the second novel in this series of the Turner cousins. When not working or writing and researching her books, Erica can be found coaching middle and high school sports,working as a youth group leader, and spending time with her friends and family especially her beloved nieces and nephews.

Reviews

[Laura Trombley · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an excellent book by a young new author from Michigan. The book is advertised as christian historical fiction so it fits neatly into that genre. You could probably guess just by reading it that the author is a history and religion teacher at a parochial K-8 school. Some of the religion and some of the history does not blend well into the story but enough of it does. There is really no antagonist except for the battle of Gettysburg and the war itself. Conflict and problems wrap themselves up quickly sometimes and neatly all the time without the reader getting to feel too much anxiety. So now that I have dwelt too long on the negative, I will tell you that this book is worth reading, you will love the characters, they are drawn for you vividly. I plan on reading the next book and the third when it comes out. I think that this author should keep writing and keep reading she has great potential.

[Lisa Lewis Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I flew through this book! A fictional account of the families of Gettysburg, from before the war to the end, was well written and riveting. The book contains characters based on actual citizens of Gettysburg, and from that framework the author painted the realities of living with a war that was suddenly thrust upon its citizens.
When I first opened this book and saw the number of pages, 486, my heart sunk. I'd recently read a very long (and not very well written) book that was difficult to plow through. This book is just the opposite!

[Rachael · Rating 5 out of 5]

The format is wonderful; not quite chapters, but more like a series of vignettes and letters from multiple characters' perpectives. It's easy to read a few pages and then put down--well, sometimes. Otherwise, I would read just a bit more, just a bit more...then I found myself with a finished book at two in the morning. Dynamic characters, history, plot twists and turns all masterfully woven together. Once I began reading, I didn't want to step away for too long.

[Tina Cook · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a great read

My friend and I each bought thus book when we met Marie at a craft show at Uncle John's Cider Mill in St. Johns, MI. I gave mine as a birthday gift, then downloaded a copy for myself on my Kindle.
The whole book was so well written that I hated to put it down. Looking forward to reading the next one. Keep up the great work. You are an amazing writer.

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book, very well written.

[Therese · Rating 5 out of 5]

Civil war in Gettysburg. Met author at craft sale at OLC.

[Sydney McClain · Rating 5 out of 5]

Series of books by Marie lapres