The Storm Centre

"The Storm Centre: A Novel" by Mary Noailles Murfree is a Civil War novel set in Tennessee. Through her words, Murfree describes the effects the conflict had on her home state. No corner of the United States was spared from the Civil War and its mark on American history is what continues the fascination for the period. Life as a soldier, and being in the center of the fighting are written in great detail which Murfree gathered from stories told by the men and women in her life.