“Mary Mackey gives her readers yet another woman warrior, this one a fighter in the Civil War. We thrill to the story of Carrie Vinton as she travels from Brazil to Bloody Kansas to Missouri and courageously takes the side of freedom over slavery.”

—Maxine Hong Kingston, author of The Woman Warrior

Praise for THE NOTORIOUS MRS. WINSTON

“A deep look at the Civil War from the viewpoint of a feisty, independent female masquerading as a male . . . Strong, engaging historical fiction starring a wonderful protagonist.”

—Midwest Book Review

 

“Using the Civil War as a backdrop for her story of a woman’s struggle for freedom and independence, Mackey creates a strong feminist work of fiction that reads like true history. Her fascinating characters and actual events and battles of the war are drawn so clearly you’ll feel you’re in the midst of the war as well as inside the heroine’s heart. This appealing, intelligent story will find a place on your bookshelf and in your heart.”

—Romantic Times

 

 

 

Acclaim for Mary Mackey’s previous novels

 

“A complex, colorful saga . . . Engrossing and realistic.”

—Publishers Weekly

 

“Inventive and imaginative.” —The New York Times

 

“Deserves a place on the shelves next to the work of Jean Auel.”

—Booklist

 

“Fascinating.”

—Marion Zimmer Bradley, author of The Mists of Avalon