Love and War (North and South Trilogy, #2)

by John Jakes

#1 New York Times bestselling author John Jakes presents part two of the epic North and South Trilogy—the Civil War saga that inspired the classic television miniseries North and South—with over five million copies sold!

“Massive, lusty, highly readable…A graphic, fast-paced amalgam of good, evil, love, lust, war, violence, and Americana.”—The Washington Post Book World

From the first shots at Fort Sumter, the Hazards and the Mains are divided against each other—and themselves. Some will experience the horrors of war on the front lines on some of the bloodiest battlefields of the Civil War. Some will give their lives for their beliefs. But all will be caught in the triumph and tragedy of a conflict that destroyed a country’s innocence—and forged a nation.

• ISBN10: 0006171583
• ISBN13: 9780006171584
• Publish Date: 10 February 1986 (first published 1 October 1984)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 13 June 1996
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Imprint: Fontana Press
• Edition: New edition
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 1024
• Language: English

Reviews

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Very few authors can write a 1000 page novel that I just glide through… John Jakes is one of them. I love his Civil War novels. Jakes states in his afterword that this book ultimately isn’t about war or slavery, but about change. This story abounds with it — some for the better, some for the worse, and some somewhere in-between. There is redemption and loss, and above all, strength and love. Many of the more recognizable features of the Civil War are barely touched upon, such as Gettysburg and the final surrender at Appomattox, but this allows more exploration of the lesser known happenings. I can’t wait to watch the mini-series and then eventually move on to the final book.