The first look excerpt on this one was so engaging that I used my points to get a copy. I was really looking forward to it. Over time, however, the story just broke down. It became almost painfully clear that the author was truly telling the story of her great aunt, as it had been passed down through family history, and not telling the story within the sphere of a historical context. With the right amount of research, this book could have been great. With a greater focus on placing events in context, instead of trying to tell her aunt's story while sitting by a fire (the image that comes to mind), this could have been a very powerful book. As it was, it went from powerful to rather lackluster really quick, giving the story qualities more akin to fiction than historical fact. It's my honest opinion that the women in this narrative deserved better representation than that which was provided in the ARC.