I was very disappointed with this book as it was unrealistic

I was very disappointed with this book as it was unrealistic, predictable, and the characters were shallow. While I like strong woman characters, the main character, Mary, is super woman, speaks like a modern college educated woman, and does not have any emotional depth. Her husband is kidnapped by the Confederate Army and even though he is supposedly the love of her life, she gives up on him after nine months. Really? Wouldn't she at least wait until the war is over before assuming he is not coming back to her? After assuming he is dead she quickly falls in love with his best friend who now becomes the love of her life. The character of John, an ex-slave, is also stereotypical and very shallow. How did he learn to read? Why is he always wise and forgiving? Doesn't he feel any anger or suffer from PTSD after all he has been through? I will not read this author again.

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