Colors of Truth by Tamera Alexander

Colors of Truth is the second in the Carnton series. While the McGavock family were actually people some of the people in this story were fictional characters. I'm not sure if Catriona O'Toole is based loosely on a real person. I know that the heroine in the first in the series is based on a real person. The bloody Civil War has ended and the South is picking up the pieces.
Catriona O'Toole and her younger sister Nora have come from Ireland in search of Ryan, her twin brother. She hopes to find him in Franklin, Tennessee. Catriona and her sister have suffered great losses in Ireland and hope life will be better once they find Ryan. That Nora was a handful. She added some spark to the novel with her antics. When they arrive in town they are met with people who consider them dirty Irish.

John and Carrie McGavock along with their surviving two children live at Carnton house. I loved the history part of this story where the McGavocks decided to dedicate a section of their plantation to reinter the bodies of the fallen Confederates into a final resting place.

Wade Cunningham comes to Franklin. He has secrets that he is keeping. At first I really didn't like his personality but he grew on me.

One thing I did not like about this novel is that it made it sound like slavery was the only issue that the war was about. Slavery was only one part. One of the reasons the South went to war was over states rights.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Thanks to Netgalley and Thomas Nelson for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.