Her husband, also has soldier, hasn’t been heard from him in several weeks, and Aleta fears the worst.Ī friendship develops both between Jake and Aleta and between Jake and Andrew. Aleta is struggling to hold life together for herself and for her six-year old son Andrew. As he is preparing for the auction, he meets Aleta Prescott, who has been hired by the Society as a cook. When ordered to assist with a local Ladies Aid Society Christmas Auction, Jake respectfully objects, but orders are orders. As he waits to learn his fate, he observes and captures the bruising realities of war around him in his sketchbook and his journal, which become a lifeline for him. His injuries may or may not result in blindness, which for Jake, would mean losing not just his greatest skill but his identity. Jake Winston, a revered Confederate sharpshooter, has suffered a head wound at the Battle of Chickamauga. Set against the backdrop and history of the Carnton Plantation in Franklin, Tennessee, Christmas at Carnton is a story of hope renewed and faith restored at Christmas.Amid the shadow of war, the fading dream of the Confederacy, and the faith of a child, a former soldier and a destitute woman discover the true meaning of Christmas and a most unanticipated friendship-and love. But orders are orders, and he soon discovers this group of ladies-one, in particular-is far more than he bargained for. Kowtowing to a bunch of "crinolines" isn't his idea of soldiering.
As he heals, Jake is ordered to assist with a local Women's Relief Society auction. When doctors deliver their diagnosis, Jake fears losing not only his greatest skill but his very identity. But can Aletta trust this man?Ĭaptain Jake Winston, a revered Confederate sharpshooter, suffered a head wound at the Battle of Chickamauga. Then a chance meeting with a wounded soldier offers another opportunity-and friendship.
With the bank threatening to evict them, she discovers an advertisement for the Women's Relief Society auction and applies for a position-only to discover it's been filled. Recently widowed, Aletta Prescott struggles to hold life together for herself and her six-year-old son. "This tender love story between two wounded people whom God brings together for healing is a book readers will enjoy anytime-but especially at Christmas!" - Francine Rivers, New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and A Voice in the WindĪmid war and the fading dream of the Confederacy, a wounded soldier and a destitute widow discover the true meaning of Christmas-and sacrificial love.
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