Exuberant...Unforgettable.THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWLucy Marsden， is narrowing in on her 100th birthday. She had been married to her husband William More Marsden since she was fifteen. But Willie， a veteran of the Civil War， never recovered from his youthful foray into battle， and more importantly， the loss of his closest friend. And the stories Lucy has to tell of the war， Willie， her life with him， and the tales she heard from his one-time slave Castalia， call to mind a time and a place， a history and a legacy that is not soon forgotten， and a call to justice that never should be."An old-fashioned book-lover s novel."CHICAGO TRIBUNE