The Orphan Mother

A former slave searches for justice after her son is murdered in the wake of the Civil War in this novel from a New York Times–bestselling author.

"Hicks's bittersweet novel reveals a woman discovering a new sense of self in slavery's aftermath. . . . A beautifully rendered portrait for all lovers of Civil War fiction." —Library Journal

In the years following the Civil War, Mariah Reddick, former slave to Carrie McGavock—the "Widow of the South" —has quietly built a new life for herself as a ...