today we go home by Kelli Estes

Monopoly Book Challenge - Atlantic Ave. - A book with a mostly yellow cover.
Once Upon a Book Club - October 2019
Historical Fiction

A captivating read that depicts women in the military both currently and those disguised as men who served in the Civil War. The novel alternates between Larkin who has returned from serving in Afghanistan and Emily who served in the Civil War.

The bravery of these women serving our country in the midst of discrimination, inequality and misogyny is incomparable. 

Highly recommended read as well as the research notes and sources by the author!

Summary from Goodreads: Seattle, Washington. Larkin Bennett has always known her place, whether it’s surrounded by her loving family in the lush greenery of the Pacific Northwest, or riding on a dusty convoy in Afghanistan. But all that changed the day tragedy struck her unit and took away everything she held dear. Soon after, Larkin discovers an unexpected treasure: the diary of Emily Wilson, a young woman who disguised herself as a man to fight for the Union in the Civil War. As Larkin struggles to heal, she finds herself drawn deep into Emily’s life and the secrets she kept. Indiana, 1861. The only thing more dangerous to Emily Wilson than a rebel soldier is her own comrades in the Union. But in the minds of her fellow soldiers, if it dresses like a man, swears like a man, and shoots like a man, it must be a man. As the war marches on and takes its terrible toll, Emily begins to question everything she has been told about the freedom she is supposed to be fighting for.