David Bellin
Book DescriptionEditorial ReviewsReview 'Captivating inits humanity, and remarkably moving, Bellin’s writing brings hischaracters to life and reality so quickly that it is impossible to stopturning 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.'- SanFrancisco Book Review'...an impressive observation of men, humans, during one of the mostheartbreaking episodes in American history...beautifully written,historically accurate and unique in its presentation.' - IP BookReviewers'David Bellin has woven the events of 1864 and 1865 into a veryenjoyable, enlightening and thought-provoking work of historicalfiction.' -- Civil War News Product DescriptionWith Atlanta in ruins behind them, sixty-thousand calloused andconfident Union army veterans follow William Tecumseh Sherman to thenext objective: Savannah. A newcomer is among them now: Ellis Brantley,a charismatic young seminary graduate with a gift for preaching. Hispowerful sermons quickly vault him from regimental chaplain to a seniorchaplain’s post at Sherman’s headquarters. There, he must contend withthe flinty and unpredictable general, a hostile captain who mocks hisbeliefs, a church-burning, half-insane soldier and, most dangerous ofall, his own conviction that he knows God’s will - a conviction thatwill lead him to brush aside a prophetic warning from a combat-seasonedofficer: 'You don’t know war. You don’t know how quickly livesare 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 wifelive in the dairy farm countryside of New York’s Finger Lakes. Hisprevious book, The Children’s War, a novelof Northern Ireland, was praised as 'Contemporary fiction withsomething substantive to say' (Library Journal), 'A gripping story,well told' (Bookviews), 'An incisive view of the Irish conflict...amoving tale' (West Coast Review) and 'A satisfying novel thatilluminates compassionate souls on both sides of a terrible struggle'(Publisher’s Weekly)
