Colors of Truth
by Tamera Alexander
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Pub Date Oct 06 2020 | Archive Date Aug 17 2020
Thomas Nelson--FICTION | Thomas Nelson
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Description
Based on the real history of Carnton, an antebellum home that served as a Confederate hospital, Colors of Truth follows the journey of an Irish immigrant arriving in a country where her kind isn’t wanted, and of a former Federal soldier returning to the scene of a battle that almost destroyed him.
In 1866 Catriona O’Toole arrives in the town of Franklin, Tennessee, searching for her younger brother, Ryan, who, according to his last letter, was headed for Franklin only days before the catastrophic Battle of Franklin. Ryan’s last note contained a stack of cash—enough money to bring his entire family across the ocean from Ireland. But after disease and illness tear through County Antrim and the O’Toole family, only Catriona and her seven-year old sister Nora are left to make the journey.
Wade Cunningham, one of ten operatives in the newly formed United States Secret Service Agency, is on the hunt for counterfeiters. A tip leads him to Franklin and to Carnton, the home of wealthy Tennessean John McGavock. The recent murder of a fellow agent mandates that Wade keep his true identity hidden, as well as his past service in the Federal Army. But when he receives a note bearing only the name of the deceased agent, he realizes someone in town already knows who he really is.
As evidence in the case mounts, it eventually points to Catriona, but Wade is slow to want to believe it. Because his heart is swiftly becoming hers. However, Catriona’s sole focus is to find her brother and to provide a home and safety for her sister. In doing that, she somehow finds herself part of a burial committee for the over two thousand Confederate soldiers who were hastily buried in a field following the Battle of Franklin—and her deepest fear is that Ryan’s body is among those shallow graves.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780718081881 |
| PRICE | $26.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 400 |
Featured Reviews
Sue G, Reviewer
COLORS OF TRUTH by TAMERA ALEXANDER is an historical romance novel with an interesting plot and some very likeable characters. I particularly like the spunk of the two russet haired O'Toole sisters, who are not afraid of speaking their mind, Tempy the freed slave with her godly wisdom, and Wade Cunningham, the under cover Secret Service agent.
The story takes place at Carnton in 1866, near where the bloody Battle of Franklin had taken place two years earlier.
Because of his job as overseer at Carnton, where he hopes to uncover a counterfeiting ring, Wade tells General McGavock, the owner of the estate, that he fought for the rebels during the war, in order to gain favour with him and quietly investigate suspicious people in the area.
Catriona O'Toole and her little sister Nora arrive in Franklin from Ireland, looking for Catriona's twin brother, Ryan, who went ahead of them to America, sending them money to bring the family to join him. Catriona hopes to hear news about her brother from General McGavock
Catriona finds it hard to trust any man after experiencing how her outwardly charming father treated their family, and holds her cards pretty close to her chest where Wade is concerned. She also does not always tell Nora the truth, for fear of Nora worrying or, even worse, blurting things out to the wrong people!
It is a story about loyalty, familial and romantic love, trusting in God especially in hard times, and the horrors of slavery, racism and civil war.
It is a well told and well researched story in which we come across some of the characters in With This Pledge. However Colors of Truth can easily be read as a stand alone. It is a most enjoyable read and one I can highly recommend.
I was given a copy of the book by NetGalley from Thomas Nelson. The opinions in this review are completely my own.
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