SuitabookEvvy's Civil War
Miriam Brenaman
- Reading
- Read together or check in after the opening chapters: ask what Evvy is expected to do and what she wants for herself, then pause if the wartime family pressures raise questions.
- Themes
- Gender expectations and independence: Evvy resists expectations that she behave as a lady and wants to show that women can do what men can. The book presents this favourably.
- Slavery and wartime society: The story is set in Virginia as the Civil War begins, and Evvy is described as chafing at restrictions placed on enslaved people as well as women. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The story involves slavery, restrictions on women, a family under pressure, and difficult choices during wartime. The extent and detail of these experiences are not clear.