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Culley Holderfield Author Of Hemlock Hollow

From Culley's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Culley's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Culley Holderfield Why Culley loves this book

Joslin’s title comes from the Gettysburg Address, in which, standing before a blood-stained Gettysburg field, Abraham Lincoln extolled the virtues of those men who had given the “last full measure of devotion,” to the war effort. The devotion in this novel is that of a mother for her son. When Susannah, the daughter of an abolitionist, mother to a Confederate soldier, receives word that her son has been gravely wounded, she travels from South Carolina to Tennessee to tend to his wounds. This is a heart-breaking story well-told that explores the forgotten history of the Civil War homefront and the devotion and pain of parenting, both then and now.

By Nell Joslin ,

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1 author picked Measure of Devotion as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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Set against the tumultuous backdrop of the American Civil War, this intricately woven novel delves into the life of Susannah Shelburne, a thirty-six-year-old woman residing in South Carolina with her older husband, Jacob. Their son, Francis, defies his parents' wishes by enlisting in the Confederate army, sparking bitter familial discord. In October 1863, devastating news arrives: Francis has been critically wounded near Chattanooga, Tennessee. Susannah embarks on a perilous journey to bring her son home, finding Francis delirious with fever and haunted by the horrors of battle. Their reunion is overshadowed by the conflicts at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge,…


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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

Book cover of Whistling Women and Crowing Hens

Culley Holderfield Author Of Hemlock Hollow

From Culley's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Culley's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Culley Holderfield Why Culley loves this book

Melora Fern’s debut novel tells an unconventional coming of age story against the backdrop of a nation doing the same. Set in the Chautauqua circuit of the 1920s, Whistling Women and Crowing Hens is immersive and moving. A whistler when it was uncommon for women to do so, Birdie Stauffer finds herself having to choose between following her truth and disappointing the most important people in her life. Fern’s attention to detail and a cast of unforgettable characters make this book hard to put down. At times raucous, tragic, and uplifting, this book is about finding one’s voice and singing (or whistling) it loud.

By Melora Fern ,

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1 author picked Whistling Women and Crowing Hens as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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To escape her strait-laced overbearing sister, Birdie Stauffer auditions for the all-female Versatile Quintet, Chautauqua circuit's opening act. Through this train-traveling roadshow she experiences the tumultuous 1920s, a modern era of shocking flappers and smuggled whiskey, with the camaraderie of newfound friends. Her exceptional gift of concert whistling entertains more than songbirds as she gains national notoriety and she's soon entangled in two romantic relationships—one with a dapper circuit manager, the other her fellow pianist. Accompanied by four other musicians—a slang slinging flapper, a confident girl-next-door, a tight-lipped loner, and a virtuoso sapphic—and following a series of traumatic events, Birdie…


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