Book recommendation - Dreams of Savannah
Roseanna M. White is one of my go-to authors for Christian historical fiction. Her latest novel, Dreams of Savannah, takes place in Savannah, Georgia during the Civil War. Writing from the perspective of slave owners in a Christian fiction novel was a bold move, but it was a story that needed to be told, and as a white woman who has always lived in the north, it's a story I've not been told before. I was grateful that the author went to a fellow Christian author, who happens to be black, for a unique perspective. While there may be parts some find offensive, the author has told this tale as one true to history and with grace. I'd recommend powering through as the characters learn and grow, and change their perspective some. Here's a blurb about the book. Cordelia Owens can weave a dream around anything and is well used to winning the hearts of everyone in Savannah with her whimsy. Even when she receives word that her sweetheart has been lost during a raid on a Yankee ...