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Two teenage girls, sisters a year apart, are in a terrible auto accident near where they live, a few miles from the Civil War battlefield at Shiloh. The older is killed outright. The younger is badly brain-damaged. In a coma, she meets people who are oddly dressed and who speak English but not the English she speaks. Eventually she comes out of the coma but continues to see and talk with these peo... More

Two teenage girls, sisters a year apart, are in a terrible auto accident near where they live, a few miles from the Civil War battlefield at Shiloh. The older is killed outright. The younger is badly brain-damaged. In a coma, she meets people who are oddly dressed and who speak English but not the English she speaks. Eventually she comes out of the coma but continues to see and talk with these people who are soon identified as doctors, nurses and soldiers - Northern and Southern - on their way to Shiloh to fight a great Civil War battle. The girl is befriending people of the last century who are soon to die. As fascinating as these occurrences are, they are associated with the girl's refusal to accept the death of her sister. Indeed, her doctors expect the girl to die. But she fools everybody and, by witnessing the deaths of her Civil War friends, she is able to come to terms with the death of her sister.

Based on a true story, this fine novel - appropriate for both adults and young adults ages 12 and up - presents death, loss and grief engrossingly and even hopefully.

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