内容简介：
Libbie begins writing her journal in the year of 1856. Itas the story of a girl coming of age while living in the Ozark Mountains. Even at the age of twelve, Libbie loves Aaron and believes they will marry when theyare older. Sheas a dreamer, but also a writer. By the time sheas a teenager, war clouds are rumbling. They all know a civil war is inevitable, but thereas a question of which side to fight on. Theyare in a border area where brother will fight against brother. Libbieas papa believes in the Union, but Aaron joins the Confederates. Newly married, Libbie settles down to wait out the long and bloody war that is so close they can hear the big guns when itas quiet. With so many men dying on the battlefields, will it ever be over, and will Aaron live to come home?