Iowa, 1862: The dramatic story of two families, four generations, during a time when the United States is seriously divided by war, North against South, neighbor against neighbor, brother against brother, son against father; slave against slave-owner—a distressful time of upheaval, tragedy, heartbreak, and death. In the summer of 1862, Iowa farmer, Silas Storm, volunteers for the Union Army and his wife, Elizabeth Jane, pregnant with their second child, must maintain their farm and meet the many challenges the absence of her husband creates. Four generations of Silas's family and extended family discover their lives changing drastically while facing adversity and challenges: family secrets, denials, fears, forbidden love, death, and grief. Like Silas Storm on the battlefield finding courage to dodge the next Rebel bullet, they, too, must deal with their fears and transform those fears into courage.Will they be able to survive? Or will it be their defeat? "Well Janie, when I heard of the death of Lincoln it appeared to me that I had lost one of my mightiest friends. He was the soldiers' best friend, but he had done enough in this world and the kind hand of Providence called him home to live in peace." ~Silas, May 1865Although Corn Silk Days is a fictional account of life during the Civil War, Linda Pendleton has woven actual letters written by her great-great-grandfather into her story, staying true to the military facts presented in his letters home to his wife. Linda enjoys writing fiction and nonfiction books and exploring her family genealogy. Linda Pendleton writes fiction and nonfiction, including Shattered Lens: Catherine Winter, Private Investigator; Fractured Image: Catherine Winter, Private Investigator; The Unknown, A Novel; the crime novel Roulette: The Search for the Sunrise Killer, written with her husband, Don Pendleton, and their nonfiction books, To Dance With Angels and Whispers From the Soul.
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