The Reunion, A Civil War Historical Novel by Tim Nichols

Tim Nichols, one of my fellow West Virginia Writers, Inc. members, has an interesting historical novel available. His webpage (www.timothynichols.com) has more information. If this sounds like your cup of tea, please support him by buying his book or forwarding his press release to those who might be interested!

-- Ginger
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 21, 2005
Contact: Tim Nichols 304.788.6956, trnichols @ mail.wvu.edu

BURLINGTON, WV (June 21, 2005) Earlier this month, iUniverse announced the publication of The Reunion, a Civil War Historical Novel by Tim Nichols, a Burlington resident. The Reunion portrays the life of Civil War soldiers serving in the 12th West Virginia Infantry. Although this is a work of fiction, the facts regarding the harrowing and sometimes humorous adventures of West Virginia troops serving in the Union army are accurate and engaging. The fictional characters and their struggles with personal, moral, and physical issues help readers to experience the American Civil War as true West Virginians must have endured it.

John McMorrow, a young philosophy professor from Clarksburg, Virginia, abandons his home and position to fight for the Union during the Civil War. He leaves behind a budding love affair with Anna Lee Stone—and a father whose sympathies are firmly entrenched with the Confederacy. He marches off to battle, his moral values tested by fire, while those at home face the monumental struggles of war’s harsh reality.

John’s circle of intimate friends is forever changed by time, difficult choices, enormous struggles, harrowing adventures, and extraordinary experiences. Old relationships are threatened when hostilities cease and men lay down their arms. Union soldiers return to the North as heroes, and former Confederates return to the Southern states, their tattered gray coats earning them the respect of virtually all their neighbors. But in embattled West Virginia, how do former enemies rebuild their shattered bonds? Will John and Anna Lee find the love they shared before the war?

Intertwined with the real history of the 12th West Virginia Infantry, The Reunion captures the emotional struggles of those caught in the War Between the States.

Tim Nichols' interest in the Civil War grew out of his genealogical research. He works at Potomac State College of West Virginia University and lives in Mineral County West Virginia.

Your local bookstore can order The Reunion or you can order it online through Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, or Timothynichols.com.