The Last July
The Last July is a sweeping Civil War novel about love, loss, and the lives forever changed by a single mistake.
When the chaos of war leaves one soldier missing and another buried under the wrong name, two families, one in Maine and one in Alabama, begin journeys that neither could have imagined. As years pass, grief, hope, and unanswered questions draw them toward a truth that refuses to stay buried.
Inspired by real letters and historical research, The Last July is a deeply human story of family, sacrifice, and the lasting consequences of America's deadliest conflict. It is less about the battles themselves than about what happened after the guns fell silent, when ordinary people were left to rebuild their lives while carrying secrets, unanswered prayers, and the hope that the ones they loved might still find their way home.
History has plenty of books about how men died in the Civil War. Far fewer ask what those deaths did to the people who kept living. Humans are oddly selective that way. This one lives in that quieter, more haunting space.
