Sherman's Chaplain

Book Description

Editorial Reviews
Review
"Captivating in
its humanity, and remarkably moving, Bellin's writing brings his
characters to life and reality so quickly that it is impossible to stop
turning the pages." - The Chronicle-Express

"David Bellin's narrative captivates the reader...a fast-paced novel,
Sherman's Chaplain is a great read for the Civil War enthusiast."- San
Francisco Book Review

"...an impressive observation of men, humans, during one of the most
heartbreaking episodes in American history...beautifully written,
historically accurate and unique in its presentation." - IP Book
Reviewers

"David Bellin has woven the events of 1864 and 1865 into a very
enjoyable, enlightening and thought-provoking work of historical
fiction." -- Civil War News


Product Description
With Atlanta in ruins behind them, sixty-thousand calloused and
confident Union army veterans follow William Tecumseh Sherman to the
next objective: Savannah. A newcomer is among them now: Ellis Brantley,
a charismatic young seminary graduate with a gift for preaching. His
powerful sermons quickly vault him from regimental chaplain to a senior
chaplain's post at Sherman's headquarters. There, he must contend with
the flinty and unpredictable general, a hostile captain who mocks his
beliefs, a church-burning, half-insane soldier and, most dangerous of
all, his own conviction that he knows God's will - a conviction that
will lead him to brush aside a prophetic warning from a combat-seasoned
officer: "You don't know war. You don't know how quickly lives
are taken or changed forever."

David Bellin is a retired advertising executive,
the winner of a CLIO statuette, the ad world's "Oscar." He and his wife
live in the dairy farm countryside of New York's Finger Lakes. His
previous book, The Children's War, a novel
of Northern Ireland, was praised as "Contemporary fiction with
something substantive to say" (Library Journal), "A gripping story,
well told" (Bookviews), "An incisive view of the Irish conflict...a
moving tale" (West Coast Review) and "A satisfying novel that
illuminates compassionate souls on both sides of a terrible struggle"
(Publisher's Weekly)