And, no sooner had I met Belle, than she was followed up with the DC-based Confederate spy, “Wild Rose” (i.e. Belle Boyd), I knew this would be entertaining. When the book opened with a chapter titled “The Fastest Woman in Virginia” (i.e. The military aspect of the Civil War merely serves as a backdrop for these women’s exploits. Thankfully (for me at least!), it’s much more of an espionage and intrigue book. Though this book is about the Civil War, it’s not an X’s and O’s type war book. I’m a huge fan of readable books that teach me about history in an entertaining way…and Karen Abbott absolutely delivered for me with Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy. My Thoughts on Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: The true story of four women who spied during the Civil War: a Martinsburg, Virginia socialite (Belle Boyd), a Richmond, Virginia abolitionist (Elizabeth Van Lew), a widowed Washington, DC secessionist (Rose Greenhow), and Midwestern farmer’s daughter who pretended to be a man to fight for the Union (Emma Edmondson / Frank Thompson). Source: Purchased Plot Summary of Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: This post is part of Nonfiction November hosted by Katie at Doing Dewey, Kim at Sophisticated Dorkiness, Becca at I’m Lost in Books, and Leslie at Regular Rumination.
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