<p>First published over 20 years ago, this West Virginia classic is available once again. It is the story of Mammy Jane, a 17-year old girl who marries a widower with five children. It s an amazing story of romance, hardship, devotion, hard work, grief, and love of family. The epic spans several generations and gives an accurate account of life in West Virginia during and after the Civil War. When Jane s new husband goes to fight in the war, she is left to run the household. Starting with next to nothing, Jane teaches herself what she needs to know to raise a family, build a home, and eventually become a prosperous landowner. The book includes authentic and humorous remedies and sayings. It explains traditional rituals of the day including burials, birthings, and weddings. This is a story you will never forget.</p>

The Legend of Mammy Jane: An Uneducated Girl Becomes the Lady of the Manor in Appalachia

Pischke, Sibyl J.

Sibyl Jarvis Pischke

Ashes of Roses and War is a companion novel and considered a prequel to The Legend of Mammy Jane and tells the story of hardship, romance, and determination to make a home on the frontier. It is the story of a strong woman, and life as our hearty ancestors who settled the wilderness experienced it. Readers will surely enjoy following Jane Jarvis (Mammy Jane s future sister-in-law), a gusty eight-year old who follows her grandfather on his country doctor rounds. Told many times that women could never be doctors, Jane goes as far as threatening to marry the village idiot in order to follow her grandfather to a field hospital during the Civil War. Now a beautiful woman, Jane falls madly in love with a Confederate Major under the most unimaginable hardships of life in a makeshift war hospital. There is laughter, tears, and many the surprise in Ashes of Roses and War, making this a rollicking page-turner to be remembered by all.

Ashes of Roses & War

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The Legend of Mammy Jane: An Uneducated Girl Becomes the Lady of the Manor in Appalachia

Ashes of Roses & War