The asylum is one racking cough away.

Fourteen-year-old Motty knows what happens if her mother lets go— the children will be scattered, and Mary, who can't always follow what people say or why they're angry, will be sent away. She won't come back from that. Her father has gone to war. The cupboards are empty. And Motty, the oldest daughter, becomes the only thing holding the family together—working, bargaining, enduring—while Cincinnati empties of its men and fills with grief.

This is the war women fought. The one no one wrote down.

Motty's Vow is Civil War historical fiction inspired by a true story—an emotionally powerful novel of family survival, female resilience, and the price of loyalty for readers who love women's home front fiction with deep period authenticity.

For fans of Lisa Wingate and Kristin Hannah. Includes a Book Club Guide with discussion questions and historical background.

Available to library cardholders in Phoenix, Kenton County (KY), and Cincinnati/Hamilton County (OH) — the very communities where this story was lived.