I loved that aspect of the book: to feel like I got a true glimpse of what life was like during that time.īesides the historical aspect of the book, I loved the faith element as well. The events of the war and the toll they take on each character and the nation as a whole shapes much of the novel. To Whisper Her Name occurs directly after the Civil War. However, neither can deny that they have an attraction, and a grudging friendship ensues. He thinks she is stuck-up and she thinks he is too free with his words and actions. Olivia and Ridley are far from fast friends. He is a former soldier who has traveled across the country to learn from the famed Bob Green, Belle Meade's gifted horse trainer. He is also traveling to Belle Meade, looking for work.

On the way to Belle Meade, Olivia meets Ridley Cooper. Belle Meade is, among other things, a horse farm, and Olivia is scared to death of horses. Her mother's best friend, Elizabeth, invites her to come and live at Belle Meade plantation. Her husband's family leaves her with nothing to live on, and she has nowhere to go. Olivia is a recent widow, and has to endure the shame of her husband's shady business dealings and the circumstances surrounding his death. In fact, I was so busy reading that I forgot to talk to my husband.he had to keep starting conversations with me, conversations I was so eager to finish so I could get back to reading! I read it on a car trip, and it made the hours in the car simply fly by. It took me a while to really fall in love with the characters, but once I did, I could not put To Whisper Her Name down. I really loved this book! I did not expect to like it nearly as much as I did. Historic Belle Meade Plantation, comes a story about enslavement andįreedom, arrogance and humility, and the power of love to heal even the Set within the remarkable history of Nashville’s

As Ridley seeks to make peace within himselfįor “betraying” the South he loved, Olivia is determined to never be Meade’s head horse trainer, Bob Green, possesses, Ridley is a manĭesperate to end the war still raging inside him while harboring secrets Determined to learn “the gift” that Belle Caring for an ill AuntĮlizabeth, Olivia is caught off guard by her feelings for Ridley AdamĬooper, a southern-born son who-unbeknownst to her and everyoneĮlse-fought for the Union. William Giles Harding, agreed to her coming. She learns the real reason why Elizabeth’s husband, Confederate General Expecting toīe the Harding’s housekeeper, Olivia is disillusioned once again when

Plantation and the dearest friend of Olivia’s late mother. Invitation from “Aunt” Elizabeth Harding, mistress of Belle Meade Destitute widow of a murdered carpetbagger, gratefully accepts an

To whisper her name by tamera alexander